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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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A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori, Tiziana Cossu, Hicham El Zein, Udayangani Liu, Tiziana Ulian, Gianluigi Bacchetta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are staple crops native to the majority of low‐ and middle‐income countries and can provide an alternative to introduced staple crops. We showed that lesser yams cultivated together with teak trees (planted at the border of the farm) are more profitable than lesser yam ...
Budiadi, Sawitri, Enggal Primananda, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Marco Campera, Rika Bela Rahmawati   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

ACTIVIDAD ANTIMICROBIANA DEL EXTRACTO DE Mascagnia macrodena (DC) Mied SOBRE Collectotrichum gloeosporioides CAUSANTE DE ANTRACNOSIS EN ÑAME

Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2014
El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar in vitro la actividad antimicrobiana del extracto de hojas de Mascagnia macrodena (DC) Mied, sobre cepas del hongo del género Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, causante de la enfermedad de la antracnosis, en ...
Alexander Pérez-C., Katy Pérez-P., Leonardo Chamorro-A.   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Perbanyakan Gembili (Dioscorea Esculenta) Dan Ubi Kelapa (Dioscorea Alata) Menggunakan Bibit Set Mini [PDF]

, 2014
Ubi kelapa and Gembili are potential sources of fungsional food, because of their high nutrition content. But their production and utilization in Indonesia remains lack behind, due to their low economic value, requiring long cultivation period and high ...
Diantina, S. (Surya), Hutami, S. (Sri)
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Rewiring Steroidal Metabolic Pathways for Diosgenin Production in Solanum nigrum

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diosgenin is a key starting material for the synthesis of steroidal drugs, such as corticosteroids and sex hormones. While the primary commercial source of diosgenin is the tubers of Dioscorea spp., identifying alternative plant hosts capable of diosgenin biosynthesis could enhance its production.
Jongbu Lim, Keunhwa Kim, Jung Heo, Seung Mo Seo, Sungjun Choung, Hyeonjin Kim, Yuri Choi, Kyungsun Park, Hyejung Yun, Dongha Kim, Eun Song Lee, Junwoo Lee, Smita Mirsyad Warsadiharja, Saet Buyl Lee, Sunkyu Han, Soon Ju Park, Sang‐Gyu Kim   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF DIOSCOREA HISPIDA FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND LEUSER ECOSYSTEM AREA

Jurnal Natural, 2018
Proximate analysis of Dioscorea hispida tubers, collected from five locations around Leuser ecosystem in Aceh Province, showed variations amongst samples.
Sitti Saleha, Nurdin Saidi, Saiful ., Murniana ., Saida Rasnovi, Teuku M. Iqbalsyah   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microstructural, physicochemical, thermal, and rheological properties of starches from commonly consumed yam varieties in West Africa

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 5, Page 2749-2758, 30 March 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND This study assessed the starch content of ten yam varieties commonly consumed in West Africa to clarify their structural, thermal, physicochemical, and rheological properties and to support their potential food and industrial applications.
Patrick Olusanmi Adebola, Paterne Agre, Asrat Asfaw, Amani Michel Kouakou, Alexandre Dansi, Jude Obidiegwu, Emmanuel Chamba, Nkosingiphile L. Nzama, Toluwase A. Dada, Eric Oscar Amonsou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Manejo de tubérculos comerciales de ñame (Dioscorea spp.) durante la cosecha y almacenamiento post cosecha

Agrisost, 2020
Contexto: Las pérdidas de tubérculos de ñame durante la cosecha y su almacenamiento pueden ser significativas, sino existe un manejo adecuado de estas etapas. Objetivo: La investigación tuvo como objetivo reducir las pérdidas de tubérculos comerciales
Misterbino Borges García, Yoenia Sánchez Rodríguez, Diana María Reyes Avalos   +2 more
doaj  

The progressive modernization of cassava breeding programs at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and future prospects

Crop Science, Volume 66, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Abstract Modernizing cassava breeding programs (CBPs) is critical to increase genetic gain, close the yield gap, and ensure food availability, accessibility, and affordability to support livelihood transformation and economic development in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA).
Edwige Gaby Nkouaya Mbanjo, Afolabi Agbona, John Derera, Alick Mulenga, Ibnou Dieng, Béla Teeken, Hapson Mushoriwa, Jim Lorenzen, Chiedozie Egesi, Peter Kulakow, Ismail Yusuf Rabbi   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source