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Antifungal effects of pawpaw seed extracts and papain on post harvest Carica papaya L. fruit rot [PDF]

, 2010
Increasingly, public debate on ban of use of synthetic chemicals for pest control has been unabated, due basically to the hazards posed by such chemicals to the ecosystem and environment.
Abikoye, B. A., Nwinyi, Obinna
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Microstructural, physicochemical, thermal, and rheological properties of starches from commonly consumed yam varieties in West Africa

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 5, Page 2749-2758, 30 March 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND This study assessed the starch content of ten yam varieties commonly consumed in West Africa to clarify their structural, thermal, physicochemical, and rheological properties and to support their potential food and industrial applications.
Patrick Olusanmi Adebola, Paterne Agre, Asrat Asfaw, Amani Michel Kouakou, Alexandre Dansi, Jude Obidiegwu, Emmanuel Chamba, Nkosingiphile L. Nzama, Toluwase A. Dada, Eric Oscar Amonsou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenotypic Variability in Germplasm Collection of African Yam (<i>Dioscorea</i> spp) in North Central Nigeria [PDF]

, 2021
Tanko Thomas, O. A. Falusi, Oladipupo Abdulazeez Yusuf Daudu, Matthew Omoniyi Adebola, A. Abubakar   +4 more
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The progressive modernization of cassava breeding programs at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and future prospects

Crop Science, Volume 66, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Abstract Modernizing cassava breeding programs (CBPs) is critical to increase genetic gain, close the yield gap, and ensure food availability, accessibility, and affordability to support livelihood transformation and economic development in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA).
Edwige Gaby Nkouaya Mbanjo, Afolabi Agbona, John Derera, Alick Mulenga, Ibnou Dieng, Béla Teeken, Hapson Mushoriwa, Jim Lorenzen, Chiedozie Egesi, Peter Kulakow, Ismail Yusuf Rabbi   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking the nutritional potential of Australian yam (Dioscorea spp.)

Food Bioscience
Yam (Dioscorea spp.), a staple food among Australia's First Nations people, has nutritional, cultural, and historical significance, connecting them to their land, identity, and well-being. However, information on the nutritional value and quality characteristics of the tubers and their main nutritional component (starch) are lacking in literature. This
Samson Olumide Fawale, Michael E. Netzel, Ai Nguyen, Olufemi A. Akinsanmi, Henrietta Marrie, Yasmina Sultanbawa   +5 more
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Influência da incorporação da parte aérea de espécies de Crotalaria e de Tagetes ao solo sobre Pratylenchus coffeae e Scutellonema bradys

Diversitas Journal, 2022
Entre os principais problemas fitossanitários da cultura do inhame (Dioscorea spp.) no Brasil, a casca-preta, causada pelos nematoides Scutellonema bradys e Pratylenchus spp., destaca-se como o mais importante, incidindo em rizóforos comerciais e ...
Ana Caroline Morais, Maria de Fatima Muniz, Ellen Rebecca Oliveira, Rosangela Lima, José Mauro Castro, Gilson Moura Filho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The prevalence of badnaviruses in West African yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) and evidence of endogenous pararetrovirus sequences in their genomes [PDF]

, 2014
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important vegetatively-propagated staple crop in West Africa. Viruses are pervasive in yam worldwide, decreasing growth and yield, as well as hindering the international movement of germplasm. Badnaviruses have been reported to
Adams, Aliyu Turaki, Antonio Lopez-Montes, Asiedu, Bousalem, Briddon, Chabannes, Chabannes, Cote, Dallot, Delanoy, Denis Filloux, Dumont, Emmanuelle Muller, Eni, Eni, Eni, FAO, Galzi, Gayral, Gayral, Gayral, Geering, Geering, Goudou-Urbino, Harper, Harper, Harper, Harper, Harrison, Hull, IITA, Iskra-Caruana, Iskra-Caruana, Iskra-Caruana, Jakowitsch, James, Kenyon, Kenyon, King, Kunii, Lawrence Kenyon, Le Provost, Lockhart, Lockhart, Lodhi, Mantell, Marie-Line Iskra-Caruana, Matzke, Mette, Mignouna, Muller, Mumford, Ndowora, Noreen, P. Lava Kumar, Perrier, Phillips, Rector, Richert-Pöggeler, Scarcelli, Seal, Serge Galzi, Staginnus, Staginnus, Susan Seal, Tamiru, Wylie, Yang   +68 more
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Biodegradable Coatings with Essential Oils for Combating Papaya Anthracnose: State of the Art and Perspectives

Food Bioengineering, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 138-151, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Papaya (Carica papaya L.) production and marketability are strongly constrained by postharvest diseases, with anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. representing the most significant threat. Traditional control relies on synthetic fungicides, which, although effective, face challenges such as the development of pathogen resistance ...
Raul Coimbra Miranda, Zandia Maria de Souza Nascimento, Beni Jequicene Mussengue Chaúque, Hellen Kempfer Philippsen, Lúcia de Fátima Henriques Lourenço, Consuelo Lúcia Sousa de Lima   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Yam mild mosaic virus coat protein gene sequence diversity reveals the prevalence of cosmopolitan and African group of isolates in Ghana and Nigeria

Current Plant Biology, 2020
This study analyzed the genetic diversity of 18 Yam mild mosaic virus (YMMV, genus Potyvirus) isolates collected from field surveys in Ghana (N = 8) and Nigeria (N = 10) in 2012−13.
Chukwuemeka K. Nkere, Emmanuel Otoo, Gabriel I. Atiri, Joseph Onyeka, Gonçalo Silva, Moritz Bömer, Susan E. Seal, P. Lava Kumar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolite profiling characterises chemotypes of Musa diploids and triploids at juvenile and preflowering growth stages [PDF]

, 2019
Open Access Journal; Published online: 15 March 2019Bananas (Musa spp.) are consumed worldwide as dessert and cooking types. Edible banana varieties are for the most part seedless and sterile and therefore vegetatively propagated.
Amah, D., Brown, A., Carvalho, E.B. de, Drapal, Margit, Fraser, Paul D., Houwe, I. van den, Rouard, M., Roux, N., Sardos, J., Swennen, Rony L.   +9 more
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