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“Wrap and Plant” Seed Treatment: A Sustainable Management Practice for Yield Improvement and Storability of Yam Against Plant‐Parasitic Nematodes in Ghana

International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Yam is an important food and income security crop for people in Ghana. Plant‐parasitic nematode infestation in soils and seed yams is a hindrance to peak production and profitability of the yam business. The key yam nematodes are Scutellonema bradys, Meloidogyne spp., and Pratylenchus spp., which cause dry rot in yam in the field, and in storage ...
Seloame T. Nyaku, Francis G. Attoesi, Benjamin Agamah, Noella Deribaa, Eric Cornelius, Maame Yaakwah-Blay, Daniel Ankrah, Freda Asem, Hannah Vigbedor, Christine A. K. Oti-Kyem, Antoine Affokpon, Tahira Pirzada, Charles H. Opperman, Atti Tchabi, Richard H. Guenther, Saad Khan, Lokendra Pal, Nidhi Chaudhary   +17 more
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Application of Vibration Technique for the Control of Physical Properties of Y ties of Yam (Dioscor am (Dioscorea Spp.) Spr ea Spp.) Sprouts During St outs During Storage in Funaab, Nigeria Environment

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 , Adewole A. Aderinlewo, Olawale U. Dairo, Olayide R. Adetunji, Emmanuel S.A. Ajisegiri   +4 more
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Assessment and characterization of the genetic diversity of viruses infecting cultivated yams (Dioscorea spp.) in Haïti [PDF]

, 2013
Several viral species are known to infect yams (Dioscorea spp.) and to generate important yield losses on this vegetative propagated crop. Within the framework of the DEVAG project (Caribbean network for the development of agroecological horticultural ...
Filloux, Denis, Galzi, Serge, Prophète, P., Roumagnac, Philippe, Scutt, Ricot   +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.
Hgaza K., V., Oberson, Astrid, Kiba, Innocent Delwende, Diby, Lucien N'Guessan, Ake, Severin, Emmanel Frossard   +5 more
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Ethnobotanical Study of Wild and Semi‐Wild Edible Plants in Addi Arkay District, Northwestern Ethiopia

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The exploration of wild and semi‐wild edible plants (WEPs) has received global attention as valuable alternative food sources. This study explored and documented the indigenous knowledge of WEPs within the Addi Arkay District of Ethiopia. Ethnobotanical data were collected from 385 informants, including 355 general informants selected through ...
Worku Misganaw, Getinet Masresha, Ermias Lulekal, Asmamaw Alemu, Daniel Tadesse, Kalyani Sen   +5 more
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PENGARUH FOAMING PADA PENGERINGAN INULIN UMBI GEMBILI (Dioscorea esculenta) TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK FISIKO-KIMIA DAN AKTIVITAS PREBIOTIK

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, Eni Harmayani, Yustinus Marsono, Yudi Pranoto   +3 more
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ENRAIZAMENTO DE ESTACAS DE INHAME (Dioscorea spp.)

Comunicata Scientiae, 2014
A cultura do inhame (Dioscorea spp.) apresenta grande importância para toda a população brasileira, principalmente a nordestina, seja por seu valor nutricional ou comercial. O presente trabalho objetivou estudar um novo método de produção de mudas comerciais de inhame por a estaquia, utilizando ramos de plantas com idade de 120 dias.
Rocha e Silva, Luiz Eduardo, Prédes Trindade, Roseane Cristina, Pinto de Lemos, Eurico Eduardo   +2 more
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Applying the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology to classify, describe, and map ecosystems based on regional data and Indigenous knowledge

Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 6, December 2025.
Four streams of infromation, data, and knowledges are brought together into an ecosystem typology for the Tiwi Islands. The Typology contains written descriptions and conceptual models for each ecosystem, cross‐reference to other classification schemes, and a map of ecosystem distributions. Abstract Effective ecosystem conservation for biodiversity and
Alys R. Young, Hugh F. Davies, Margaret L. Ayre, Alana Brekelmans, Brett A. Bryan, Jane Elith, Kate Hadden, Mavis Kerinaiua, David A. Keith, Donna L. Lewis, Kinjia M. Munkara‐Murray, Sarah Ryan, Michaela Spencer, Emily Nicholson   +13 more
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Food quality: A summary of research conducted under the German Federal Programme for Organic Agriculture and other forms of Sustainable Agriculture [PDF]

, 2012
Food quality has been a strong focus of the BÖL research programme since it started in 2001. Among other things, the policy on EU organic regulations was supported with research projects; for example regarding the discussion concerning the admission of ...
ANON, AN
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Agrobacteriummediated genetic transformation of yam (Dioscorea rotundata): an important tool for functional study of genes and crop improvement [PDF]

, 2016
Published online: 15 Sep 2014Although genetic transformation of clonally propagated crops has been widely studied as a tool for crop improvement and as a vital part of the development of functional genomics resources, there has been no report of any ...
Manoharan, R., Nyaboga, E., Tripathi, J.N., Tripathi, L.   +3 more
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