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The Plant Journal, Volume 127, Issue 4, August 2026.SUMMARY Dioscorea alata L., the most widely cultivated yam species, exhibits dioecy (XY system) and a strong male‐biased sex ratio. These two major constraints limit parental combinations and hinder breeding progress. To get insight into the sex chromosome structure and evolution in D.
Komivi Dossa +20 more
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School Gardens in Vanuatu—Promoting Local Traditional Knowledge and Agricultural Resilience
Geo: Geography and Environment, Volume 13, Issue 2, July‐December 2026.Short Abstract This paper analyses the contribution of school gardening to the re‐valorisation of Indigenous agricultural knowledge and practices and to decolonise education in Vanuatu. ABSTRACT This paper asks how and to what extent school gardening can contribute to the re‐valorisation of local knowledge and practices to decolonise the educational ...
Matthias Kowasch +3 more
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Food Bioengineering, Volume 5, Issue 2, Page 314-334, June 2026.Technological and biotechnological processes, including fermentation with selected starter cultures, convert diverse plant raw materials into fermented plant‐based milks. These processes enhance nutritional profiles, functional and probiotic compounds, and improve physicochemical and sensory properties, supported by predictive modeling to optimize ...
Luiz Henrique de Oliveira Cruz +3 more
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Journal of Bioresource Management, 2022 Early sprouting of yam tuber is a typical problem during storage resulting into weight losses, deterioration, shrinkage and reduction in quality. This research work therefore carried out investigation on the application of vibration technique for the ...
Kifilideen Lekan Osanyinpeju +4 more
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Genome Editing in Root and Tuber Crop Development in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Plant-Environment Interactions, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 2026.ABSTRACT Precision genome editing, particularly using Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR‐associated protein 9 (Cas9), is advancing crop improvement by enabling targeted and efficient genetic modifications. Root and tuber crops such as potato, cassava, sweet potato, and yam are vital for global food and nutritional
Himanshu Saini +8 more
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Unlocking the nutritional potential of Australian yam (Dioscorea spp.)
Food BioscienceYam (Dioscorea spp.), a staple food among Australia's First Nations people, has nutritional, cultural, and historical significance, connecting them to their land, identity, and well-being. However, information on the nutritional value and quality characteristics of the tubers and their main nutritional component (starch) are lacking in literature. This
Samson Olumide Fawale +5 more
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Reviews in Aquaculture, Volume 18, Issue 3, June 2026.ABSTRACT Monogeneans are among the most problematic ectoparasites in finfish aquaculture. Plant‐derived compounds have been widely explored as therapeutic agents, yet their efficacy and safety have not been quantitatively synthesized across studies. This study provides a meta‐analysis of plant‐based treatments against monogeneans, integrating 453 in ...
Francisco Neptalí Morales‐Serna
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Yam (Dioscorea spp.) production trends in Cameroon: A review [PDF]
African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2019 Yam (Dioscorea spp.) cultivation has the potentials to greatly contribute to poverty alleviation and food security, in Cameroon. The full production potentials of yams have not been exploited, leaving Cameroon with an annual production of 648,407 metric tons (MT) at the sixth position, among the six countries of the West African yam zone, with 67.3 ...
Nkendem Azeteh Ignatius +4 more
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Agritech, 2014 Lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta) is one type of Dioscorea spp. with high inulin content. There are many factors can affect on the physicochemical characteristics and prebiotic activity of inulin, one of this factor is drying method.
Sri Winarti +3 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 831-842, May 2026.With global weather patterns becoming more extreme and unpredictable, sourcing reliable irrigation water is vital for improving food security and conserving drinking water in drought‐prone areas. Emerging desalination technologies, which are still in the development phase, could potentially provide large quantities of slightly saline water for ...
Harry Myrans +5 more
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