An Improved Phenotyping Method for Evaluation of Yam (Dioscorea spp.) Resistance to Nematodes Belonging to the Genera Meloidogyne and Scutellonema. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Kolombia YA +7 more
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Pratylenchus species from Yam (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa. [PDF]
J Nematol, 2020 Kolombia YA +6 more
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EFFECT OF TUBER SIZE AND NUTRIENT SOURCE ON THE YIELD OF YAM (DIOSCOREA SP.) [PDF]
Acta Scientifica Malaysia, 2021 A field experiment was conducted at a private forest at Kalyanpur, Chitwan from March to January of 2018/2019 to evaluate the effect of different tuber size and nutrient source on the yield of yam (Dioscorea spp.).
Gaurav Adhikari +3 more
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Distribution and diversity of viruses infecting yams (Dioscorea spp.) in Cameroon. [PDF]
Virusdisease, 2019 Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important food crop cultivated for its edible tubers in Cameroon. Surveys were conducted in Cameroon to determine the incidence and severity of yam mosaic disease and associated viruses in 124 yam farms in four agro-ecological zones in 2014 and 2016. Dioscorea rotundata, D. cayenensis, D. alata, D. Dumetorum and D.
Azeteh IN +5 more
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Commercial Yam Tuber (Dioscorea spp.) Handling during the Harvest and Post-Harvest Storage
Agrisost, 2020 Context: The losses of yam tubers during the crop and their storage can be significant, but not exists an appropriate handling of these stages. Objective: The investigation had as objective to reduce the losses of commercial tubers of yam (Dioscorea ...
Misterbino Borges García +2 more
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Floral Biology and Pollination Efficiency in Yam (Dioscorea spp.) [PDF]
Agriculture, 2020 Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a monocotyledonous herbaceous vine cultivated for its starchy underground or aerial tubers in the tropics and subtropics. It is an allogamous and polyploid species that reproduces by both sexual and asexual mechanisms. However, many of the landrace cultivars, including most of the popular varieties, reproduce exclusively by ...
Jean M. Mondo +6 more
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2023 Yam (Dioscorea spp) occupies an important place in the diet of the populations of Côte d’Ivoire. It is a real source of starch and therefore generates enormous commercial potential.
Ganemtore Souleymane +4 more
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Diversity and Utilization of Dioscorea Spp. Tuber as Alternative Food Source in Nganjuk Regency, East Java [PDF]
, 2015 Dioscorea spp. is local tuberous food crop that has potential as alternative food source to support food security program in Indonesia. Exploration study and collecting mission subjected to Dioscorea spp. have been conducted in Nganjuk Regency. The study
Hapsari, L. (Lia) +1 more
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Sex-specific variations in phytochemicals and antimicrobial potentiality of Dioscorea
Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020 Background The monocotyledonous herbaceous crop Dioscorea is native to tropical and temperate regions of the world. Dioscorea tubers are dioecious in nature, have colossal therapeutic potentiality, and are frequently used in traditional medical practices
Chiranjit Paul +5 more
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MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 There are many variations of Yam (Dioscorea spp.) which spread out in the world including Indonesia. Those variations could be categorized based on their shape, size, colour, and flavour of their tuber. The genus of Dioscorea spp.
Winarti Sri, Saputro Erwan Adi
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