Determination of ploidy among yam (Dioscorea spp.) landraces in Kenya by flow cytometry [PDF]
, 2016 Yam (Dioscorea spp.), a traditional crop in Kenya has not undergone improvement and little has been done to understand its genetic background. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the local landraces has not been fully studied.
Ferguson, M. +4 more
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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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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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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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Value Added Products from Yam (Dioscorea spp.)
Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities, 2020 Yams are believed to be originated in Asia and Africa. They are packed with a bunch of nutrients like Vitamin C, Potassium, Manganese, Copper, and Phytochemicals. The present study was aimed to provide good nutritional products using tuber vegetable Yam.
P Mageswari +4 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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Development of a West African yam Dioscorea spp. core collection [PDF]
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2007 Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are important crops in some West African locations. The West African yam collections held at the IITA were characterized using the standard descriptor list for this crop (IPGRI/IITA. 1997. Descriptors for yam (Dioscorea spp.). International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria/International Plant Genetic Resources ...
Mahalakshmi, V. +5 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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Absence of effects of herbicides use on yam rots : a case study in Wulensi, Ghana [PDF]
, 2019 Yam farmers in Ghana have, over the years, used herbicides for weed control, particularly glyphosate. Although this has been helpful to them, there are complaints and concerns, among the yam farmers and a section of the public, that the yam tuber rots ...
Akudugu, Mamudu Abunga +3 more
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