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Morphological and molecular characterization of Pratylenchus species from Yam (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa. [PDF]

J Nematol, 2020
Kolombia YA, Ogundero O, Olajide E, Viaene N, Kumar PL, Coyne DL, Bert W.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Conservation and use of genetic resources of underutilized crops in the Americas - A continental analysis [PDF]

, 2014
Latin America is home to dramatically diverse agroecological regions which harbor a high concentration of underutilized plant species, whose genetic resources hold the potential to address challenges such as sustainable agricultural development, food ...
Galluzzi, Gea, López Noriega, Isabel
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Agromorphologic, genetic and methylation profiling of Dioscorea and Musa species multiplied under three micropropagation systems.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Plant in vitro vegetative propagation using classical semi-solid culture medium is limited due to the low degree of automation, suboptimal nutrient availability and induced physiological stress which often reduce its efficiency.
Temitope Jekayinoluwa, Badara Gueye, Ranjana Bhattacharjee, Oladele Osibanjo, Trushar Shah, Michael Abberton   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphological Characterization of Purple Yam (Dioscorea alata) in Purwodadi Botanic Garden [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Dioscorea spp. (Yam) is an edible tuber plant from the Dioscoreaceae family. There are around 600 species of Dioscorea spp., one of them is Dioscorea alata. D.
Lathifah Fariya Putri, Mas’udah Shofiyatul, Turhadi, Yulia Nina Dwi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comportamiento del ñame (Dioscorea spp.)

The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 1989
Se evaluaron 18 cultivares de cinco especies de ñame (Dioscorea spp.) por su rendimiento y resistencia a mosaico, candelilla y la mancha negra en el campo durante 2 años consecutivos en Mayagüez e Isabela, Puerto Rico. La cultivar Mina de la especie D. trifida mostró síntomas severos de mosaico por lo cual arrojó una baja producción. Se evaluaron cinco
null P. R. Hepperly, null F. Vázquez
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Efficiency of RAPD, ISSR, AFLP and ISTR markers for the detection of polymorphisms and genetic relationships in camote de cerro (Dioscorea spp.)

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2014
Background: At present, species known as camote de cerro (Dioscorea spp.) are found only in the wilderness in Mexico, but their populations are extremely depleted because they are indiscriminately collected, it is urgent to evaluate the conservation ...
Ana Paulina Velasco-Ramírez, Martha Isabel Torres-Morán, Sandy Molina-Moret, José de Jesús Sánchez-González, Fernando Santacruz-Ruvalcaba   +4 more
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EVALUATING THE CORRELATION OF PLOIDY LEVEL, LEAF SIZE, STOMATA CHARACTERISTICS AND TUBER WEIGHT IN Dioscorea spp. POPULATIONS FROM JALISCO, MÉXICO

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2023
Background. “Camote de cerro” (Dioscorea spp.) is a plant of great importance in West rural areas of Mexico as food source and alternative medicine. Dioscorea is an important crop around the world for its carbohydrate contribution to diets.
José Juvencio Castañeda-Nava, Fernando Santacruz-Ruvalcaba, Rodrigo Barba-González, José de Jesús Sánchez González, Lino De la Cruz Larios   +4 more
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Metabolite profiling of Dioscorea (yam) species reveals underutilised biodiversity and renewable sources for high-value compounds [PDF]

, 2016
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are a multispecies crop with production in over 50 countries generating ~50 MT of edible tubers annually. The long-term storage potential of these tubers is vital for food security in developing countries.
A Champagne, A Champagne, A Lytovchenko, AR Fernie, DA Sahoré, DG Coursey, DS Wishart, E Heftmann, EMa Enfissi, FW Martin, G Girma, GopichandRD Singh, H Chaïr, H Horai, H Lu, H Ohira, HD Mignouna, HD Mignouna, J Kopka, J Lisec, J Viruel, JM Halket, KN Singh, L Raz, LW Sumner, N Sheikh, P Crabbé, P Wilkin, P Wilkin, PQ Craufurd, R Asiedu, R t’Kindt, T Jewison, WB Dunn, X Gao   +34 more
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Characterization and Maintenance of Yam (Dioscorea Spp.) Germplasm

Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012
Three experiments were conducted with 60 germplasm accessions of yam (Dioscorea spp.) at Plant Genetic Resources Centre of BARI for characterization and conservation of germplasm. Fifty-nine germplasm accessions of D. alata L. and one accession of D. bulbifera L. from different  districts of Bangladesh were used.
Md Mamtazul Haque, Sajia Rahman, Rozina Afroz, Rais Uddin Chowdhury, Md Tariqul Islam   +4 more
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The Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation on micro-propagated hybrid yam (Dioscorea spp.) growth and root knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) suppression [PDF]

, 2016
Article Purchased; Published online: 12 October 2016The use of commercial inoculants containing non-indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is an emerging technology towards improving crop production in Africa.
Coyne, D.L., Hountondji, F.C.C., Lawouin, L., Oehl, F., Ogunsola, B., Tchabi, A., Wiemken, A.   +6 more
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