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Evolution and Phylogenetic Diversity of Yam Species (Dioscorea spp.): Implication for Conservation and Agricultural Practices. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Yams (Dioscorea spp.) consist of approximately 600 species. Presently, these species are threatened by genetic erosion due to many factors such as pest attacks and farming practices.
Marie Florence Sandrine Ngo Ngwe +2 more
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West African Crop Wild Relative Checklist, Prioritization and Inventory
Genetic Resources, 2021 Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild plant taxa genetically related to domesticated crops with trait diversity that can be used in plant breeding to sustain food security.
Michael Nduche +4 more
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Development of genomic simple sequence repeat markers for yam [PDF]
, 2016 Yam ( Dioscorea spp.) is a major staple crop widely cultivated for its starchy tubers. To date, very few marker resources are publicly avail - able as tools for genetic and genomic studies of this economically important crop.
Asiedu, Robert +8 more
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Pest categorisation of Diaprepes abbreviatus
EFSA Journal, Volume 21, Issue 11, November 2023., 2023 Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of the citrus root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for the European Union (EU) following the commodity risk assessment of Ligustrum delavayanum topiary grafted on L. japonicum plants from the UK in which D.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +24 more
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A New Steroidal Saponin from Dioscorea cayenensis
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2004 The new 26-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-3beta,26-dihydroxy-20,22-seco-25(R)-furost-5-en-20,22-dione-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)]-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1), along with the known methyl protodioscin (2), asperoside (3) and prosapogenin A of dioscin (4) were isolated from the rhizomes of
Marc, Sautour +4 more
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Selective Comparison of Native and Nanocrystals of White and Yellow Yam Starches
Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 2015 Mild acid hydrolysis at 40 °C for 5 days was used to prepare nanocrystals of the native starches isolated from white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) and yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis).
Abraham Olasupo OLADEBEYE +3 more
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Influence de quelques caractères des tubercules semences sur la levée et le rendement des ignames cultivées [PDF]
, 1957 Miège Jacques. Influence de quelques caractères des tubercules semences sur la levée et le rendement des ignames cultivées. In: Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 4, n°7-8, Juillet-août 1957. pp.
Miège, Jacques
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Determination of ploidy among yam (Dioscorea spp.) landraces in Kenya by flow cytometry [PDF]
, 2016 Yam (Dioscorea spp.), a traditional crop in Kenya has not undergone improvement and little has been done to understand its genetic background. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the local landraces has not been fully studied.
Ferguson, M. +4 more
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Ploidy level studies on the Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex core set
Euphytica, 2009 The Guinea yams, Dioscorea cayenensis Lam. and D. rotundata Poir. (D. cayenensis–D. rotundata complex), represent a highly important crop, widely distributed in the humid and semi-humid tropics. The ploidy levels of 170 accessions of the core set of Guinea yams from West African countries was determined using flow cytometry with
Obidiegwu, J.E. +7 more
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2021 Cooking induces numerous phytochemical changes in food. This study is aimed at determining the amount of phytochemicals present in raw and cooked sweet potato, Irish potato and yellow yam.
M.A. Akpe +2 more
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