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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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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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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Explorations Diversity of Dioscorea Spp. Varieties From Pasuruan, East Java: Inventory and Characterization [PDF]
, 2015 Dioscorea spp. is the edible tubers from Dioscoreaceae family. Dioscorea is also an important crop which serves as a staple food and medicine. Discoreaceae exploration collecting mission had been conducted in 10 Districts of Pasuruan, East Java.
Fauziah, F. (Fauziah), Mas'udah, S. (S)
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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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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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Complete genome sequence of a new member of the genus Badnavirus, Dioscorea bacilliform RT virus 3, reveals the first evidence of recombination in yam badnaviruses [PDF]
, 2017 Yams (Dioscorea spp.) host a diverse range of badnaviruses (genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae). The first complete genome sequence of Dioscorea bacilliform RT virus 3 (DBRTV3), which belongs to the monophyletic species group K5, is described.
Bömer, Moritz +4 more
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Foodways in transition: food plants, diet and local perceptions of change in a Costa Rican Ngäbe community [PDF]
, 2016 Background Indigenous populations are undergoing rapid ethnobiological, nutritional and socioeconomic transitions while being increasingly integrated into modernizing societies. To better understand the dynamics of these transitions, this article aims
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Search for scutellonema bradys resistance in yams (dioscorea spp.)
Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana), 2008 A study to examine variability in susceptibility of yams to Scutellonema bradys and to identify possible sources of resistance in Ghanaian yam germplasm (Dioscorea spp.) for use in yam improvement programmes, particularly, in West Africa was undertaken. Pot and field screening methodologies were used. In general, S. bradys and dry rot of tuber symptoms
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Temas Agrarios, 2014 In Colombia, yams (Dioscorea spp.) are grown in the Caribbean region, with Dioscorea alata L. and Dioscorea rotundata Poir. most cultivated species. One of the limiting factors in these crops are diseases caused by viruses, especially by Potyvirus that ...
Iris R. Payares +2 more
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