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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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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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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the Sub-Saharan Savannas of Benin an their association with yam (Dioscorea spp.) : potential of yam growth promotion and reduction of nematode infestation [PDF]
, 2008 The arbuscular mycorrhiza is the most widely occurring and important microbial symbiosis for agricultural crops and well known to facilitate plant mineral nutrient uptake, particularly under conditions of P-limitation - as it is common in tropical ...
Tchabi, Atti
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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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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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Pharmacological Activities of Dioscorea spp.: A Narrative Review
ASM Science Journal, 2023 Pharmacological research has become essential for the development of nature-based drugs to support the claimed therapeutic properties of medicinal plants. Dioscorea species are medicinal plants found to have an impressive pharmacological profile. This review aims to compile the pharmacological properties of three Dioscorea species, D. hispida, D. alata
Hussin Muhammad +4 more
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The nitrogen nutrition of yam (Dioscorea spp)
Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2019 Information on the nitrogen (N) nutrition of yam (Dioscorea spp) is limited. Our objective was to elucidate the factors controlling N uptake by D. rotundata and D. alata. We analyzed results obtained with improved cultivars of these species grown in three field experiments among which 15N-fertilizer was used in one.
K. V., Hgaza +5 more
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Kandungan glikosida sianogenik tiga macam tepung umbi dioscorea spp. dari Desa Magelung Kaliwungu Selatan Kendal [PDF]
, 2021 Glikosida sianogenik merupakan senyawa hidrokarbon yang terikat dengan gugus CN dan gula serta berpotensi terurai menjadi asam sianida (HCN) yang bersifat racun. Kandungan senyawa glikosida sianogenik ditemukan pada spesies Dioscorea spp.
Malianimah, Siti Faza
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Viruses, 2016 Yam (Dioscorea spp.) plants are potentially hosts to a diverse range of badnavirus species (genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae), but their detection is complicated by the existence of integrated badnavirus sequences in some yam genomes.
Moritz Bömer +4 more
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