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Transcriptomic analysis of Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) variants indicates brassinosteroid involvement in tuber development [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
Dioscorea is an important but underutilized genus of flowering plants that grows predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions. Several species, known as yam, develop large underground tubers and aerial bulbils that are used as food. The Chinese yam (
Jana Oklešťková, Jost Muth, Richard M Twyman   +2 more
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Intraspecific Genetic Diversity Analyses of Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) Based on DUS Traits and SSR Molecular Markers [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) is an asexually reproduced food and traditional Chinese medicinal crop with extensive genomic variability. However, the detailed characterization of genetic diversity among different yam germplasm samples is still ...
Jin Gao, Jiangli Zhang, Jiage Wang, Yingying Chang, Zhao Qin, Lintao Sun, Mingjun Li, Qingxiang Yang   +7 more
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Potential of Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) By-Product as a Feed Additive in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides): Turning Waste into Valuable Resources [PDF]

Aquaculture Nutrition, 2023
Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) by-product produced in the water extraction process is commonly directly discarded resulting in a waste of resources and environmental pollution.
Mingshi Chen, Yang Liu, Xiaoxue Bao, Yuhua Yue, Binbin Tong, Xionghui Yang, Hui Yu, Ying Yang, Yuhong Liu, Yingying Yu   +9 more
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Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. is an important Chinese herbal medicine and the raw material of the medicine ingrediente (Chinese yam polysaccharide). It belongs to Dioscorea, which has 60 species and distribute in middle and southeast of China.
Na Hu, Jianwu Gong, Biming Zhang
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Anti-Inflammatory and Prebiotic Potential of Ethanol Extracts and Mucilage Polysaccharides from Korean Yams (Dioscorea polystachya and Dioscorea bulbifera) [PDF]

Foods
Korean yams are abundant in bioactive compounds with significant health-promoting properties. This study evaluated the anti-inflammatory potential of ethanol and water extracts from Dioscorea polystachya and Dioscorea bulbifera in RAW 264.7 macrophage ...
So-Yoon Park, Van-Long Truong, Su-Gyeong Jeon, So-Young Choe, Razanamanana H. G. Rarison, Byoung-Hoon Yoon, Ji-Won Park, Hye-Jeong Jeong, Woo-Sik Jeong   +8 more
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Development and Application of an Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Based Method to Quantify Magnesium in Leaves of Dioscorea polystachya [PDF]

Molecules, 2023
The Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya, DP) is known for the nutritional value of its tuber. Nevertheless, DP also has promising pharmacological properties. Compared with the tuber, the leaves of DP are still very little studied.
David Krüger, Alexander Weng, Daniel Baecker   +2 more
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Metabolome Profiling of Eight Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) Varieties Reveals Metabolite Diversity and Variety Specific Uses [PDF]

Life, 2021
The Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) is an underutilized orphan tuber crop. However, in China it has been used in traditional medicine and food for centuries due to the presence of high starch, protein, fiber, and biologically active compounds.
Xiaoxuan Zeng, Dahui Liu, Luqi Huang
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Investigating the Discoloration of Leaves of Dioscorea polystachya Using Developed Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Methods for Manganese and Molybdenum [PDF]

Molecules
The Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya, DP) is promising for the food and pharmaceutical industries due to its nutritional value and pharmaceutical potential. Its proper cultivation is therefore of interest.
David Krüger, Alexander Weng, Daniel Baecker   +2 more
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Partial substitution of chemical fertilizer by organic fertilizer increases yield, quality and nitrogen utilization of Dioscorea polystachya. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
This field experiment aimed to investigate the effects of different ratios of organic and inorganic fertilizers with maintaining equal nitrogen application rates on the yield, quality, and nitrogen uptake efficiency of Dioscorea polystachya (yam).
Chao Sun, Hua Zheng, Shuxia He, Qing Zhao, Yuxi Liu, Hai Liu   +5 more
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Combined Addition of Citric Acid and Ascorbic Acid Significantly Inhibits Browning in Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) Processing

Journal of Food Quality
Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) is widely cultivated in East Asia, whose edible stem is a common vegetable and herb in traditional Chinese medicine.
Wentao Yang, Xiaoning Song, Qingsong Wang, Wenting Wang, Zhifeng Zhao   +4 more
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