EDIS, 2003 This document provides an overview of yams (genus Dioscorea), detailing their botanical characteristics, uses, and cultivation practices. It distinguishes true yams from sweet potatoes, outlines edible and medicinal species, and describes their growth ...
James M. Stephens
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Agritech, 2012 Wild yams (Dioscorea spp.) grow well in Indonesia known as Uwi, is the kind of tubers that grow in the community,but they have not been used optimally. Publicity about the characteristics and types has been limited.
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Potentials of purified tyrosinase from yam (Dioscorea spp) as a biocatalyst in the synthesis of cross-linked protein networks. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Ilesanmi OS, Adedugbe OF, Adewale IO.
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Optimum time for hand pollination in yam (Dioscorea spp.). [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Abstract Hand pollination success rate is low in yam (Dioscorea spp.), due partly to suboptimal weather conditions. Thus, determining the most suitable time for pollination could improve the pollination success in yam breeding programs.
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A Review of Viruses Infecting Yam (Dioscorea spp.). [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Yam is an important food staple for millions of people globally, particularly those in the developing countries of West Africa and the Pacific Islands. To sustain the growing population, yam production must be increased amidst the many biotic and abiotic stresses.
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Indigenous biosystematics of yams (Dioscorea spp.) in Southwest Ethiopia: folk taxonomy, ethnolinguistic analysis, and folk descriptors. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2021 Worojie TB, Asfaw BT, Mengesha WA.
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FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF WILD YAM (Dioscorea spp.)
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2013 Samples of wild yam tubers (Dioscorea alata, D. bulbifera var. vera, D. esculenta, D. oppositifolia var. dukhumensis, D.oppositifolia var. oppositifolia, D. pentaphylla var. pentaphylla, D. spicata, D. tomentosa and D.
Ponnumani Sundaradhas Shajeela +2 more
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Cross compatibility in intraspecific and interspecific hybridization in yam (Dioscorea spp.). [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 AbstractYam (Dioscorea spp.) is a staple crop for millions of people in the tropics and subtropics. Its genetic improvement through breeding is being challenged by pre-zygotic and post-zygotic cross-compatibility barriers within and among species. Studies dissecting hybridization barriers on yam for improving the crossability rates are limited.
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Epidemiological Surveys of Yam Fields in Côte d’Ivoire Revealed the First Detection of YMMV and Evidence of Episomal Badnavirus [PDF]
VirusesYam (Dioscorea spp.) is a major staple food, contributing significantly to food security and income generation for millions of people worldwide. In 2019, surveys were conducted across the seven agro-ecological zones (AEZs) of Côte d’Ivoire, the third ...
Maïmouna M. Koné +10 more
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Optimized Protocol for In Vitro Pollen Germination in Yam (Dioscorea spp.). [PDF]
Plants (Basel), 2021 Yam (Dioscorea spp.) plants are mostly dioecious and sometimes monoecious. Low, irregular, and asynchronous flowering of the genotypes are critical problems in yam breeding. Selecting suitable pollen parents and preserving yam pollen for future use are potential means of controlling these constraints and optimizing hybridization practice in yam ...
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