Amino acid composition of wild yam (Dioscorea spp.) [PDF]
Food Research, 2019 Tubers of wild yam (Dioscorea alata, D. bulbifera var. vera, D. esculenta, D. oppositifolia var. oppositifolia, D. oppositifolia var. dukhumensis, D. pentaphylla var. pentaphylla, D. spicata, D. tomentosa and D. wallichi) were analyzed for its amino acids composition.
Doss, A. , Tresina, P.S. , Mohan, V.R.
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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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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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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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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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NUTRITIONAL AND ANTINUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF WILD YAM (Dioscorea spp.)
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2011 Â The wild yam tubers consumed by the tribes Kanikkars / Palliyars of South- Eastern slopes of Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu (Dioscorea alata, D. bulbifera var vera, D. esculenta, D. oppositifolia var dukhumensis, D.oppositifolia var.
Veerabahu Ramasamy Mohan +3 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
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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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