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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Dioscorea spp.: Bioactive Compounds and Potential for the Treatment of Inflammatory and Metabolic Diseases [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Dioscorea spp. belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family, known as “yams”, and contains approximately 600 species with a wide distribution. It is a major food source for millions of people in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Agrisost, 2023 Contexto: Las pérdidas de tubérculos de ñame durante la cosecha y su almacenamiento pueden ser significativas, sino existe un manejo adecuado de estas etapas.
Misterbino Borges García +2 more
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Occurrence of Yam Mosaic Virus and Yam Mild Mosaic Virus on Dioscorea spp. Germplasm Collection in Cuba—Epidemiology of Associated Diseases [PDF]
PlantsPotyvirus diseases are one of the main challenges facing the production of yam (Dioscorea spp.). The objective of this study was to identify the potyviruses present in the Dioscorea spp.
José Efraín González Ramírez +11 more
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Dioscorea spp.: Comprehensive Review of Antioxidant Properties and Their Relation to Phytochemicals and Health Benefits [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Dioscorea, consisting of over 600 species, is the most important genus in the Dioscoreaceae family; however, the practically used plants, which are commonly called yam, are restricted to a remarkably smaller number of species.
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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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Yams (Dioscorea spp.) in shellmounds and swiddens: ancient history in Babitonga Bay, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineBackground In Babitonga Bay, southern Brazil, records of yam consumption exist among shellmound builders from at least 4000 years ago. Shellmounds (sambaquis) are anthropogenic structures in the form of mounds with layers of shells associated with other ...
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Variation in the Physical and Functional Properties of Yam (Dioscorea spp.) Flour Produced by Different Processing Techniques [PDF]
Foods, 2021 Research on the processing of yam (Dioscorea spp.) into flour is aimed at optimizing techniques to obtain a material with high physicochemical and functional properties. The present study investigates the effect of the processing techniques on the levels
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Bioactive Metabolites of Dioscorea Species and Their Potential Applications in Functional Food Development [PDF]
FoodsDioscorea species, known as “Yams”, belong to the Dioscoreaceae family. Members of the Dioscoreaceae family are widely distributed across subtropical and tropical regions.
Pengcheng Wang +9 more
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Virus Research, 2017 The complete genome sequences of three new badnaviruses associated with yam (Dioscorea spp.) originating from Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa were determined following rolling circle amplification of the virus genomes.
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