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Cultivation techniques of yam influence the amount of primary and secondary metabolites

Frontiers in Agronomy
IntroductionAgriculture is an indispensable practice with a long history that dates back millennia. The cultivation of Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) is of social importance but not yet optimized; the process is currently complex and ...
David Krüger, Philip Drell, Jenny Riekötter, Johanna Altmannshofer, Robert Weber, Matthias Busl, Janina Epping, Alexander Weng   +7 more
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Sinopsis taxonómica de la sección Apodostemon (dioscorea; dioscoreaceae)

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2007
SE HACE UNA REVISIÓN TAXONÓMICA SINÓPTICA DE LA SECCIÓN APODOSTEMON DEL GÉNERO DIOSCOREA. SE RECONOCEN 18 ESPECIES COMO SUS MIEMBROS: 11 MEXICANO-CENTROAMERICANAS Y 7 SUDAMERICANAS.
R. GEETA, OSWALDO TÉLLEZ VALDÉS
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Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1662-1674, September 2026.
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
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Floral phenology, seed germination and hybrid plants of the Amerindian yam (Dioscorea trifida) [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 2019
The Amerindian yam (Dioscorea trifida) is a food plant native to the Amazon region. Several local varieties are cultivated by traditional family farmers for consumption and local trade.
Patrick BEYERLEIN, Ângela M. S. MENDES, Henrique S. PEREIRA   +2 more
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Floristic diversity of climbing plants in tropical forests of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2022
Climbers influence the diversity and composition of forest ecosystem immensely. We have investigated the floristic composition of climbing plants in tropical forests of Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR), Odisha, India.
Debidutta ROUT, Manas R. MOHANTA, Sudam C. SAHU   +2 more
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Wild Edible Plants in Angola: Diversity, Traditional Uses, Phytochemical Properties, and Socio‐Economic Potential

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2026.
Wild edible plants (WEP) in Angola: number of species recorded by family and their distribution ranges; four of the most used WEP: Tamarindus indica (Fabaceae), Carissa spinarum (Apocynaceae), Adansonia digitata (Malvaceae), and Vitex doniana (Lamiaceae).
Claudete Bastos, Ângela Liberal, Margarida Moldão, Lillian Barros, Luís Catarino   +4 more
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Dioscorea manchesteri Kvaček, sp. nov., a new fossil species from the early Miocene flora of North Bohemia (Czech Republic)

Acta Palaeobotanica, 2019
Using the morphology of fin-winged fruits and accompanying foliage, the author characterizes a new fossil species, Dioscorea manchesteri Kvaček, sp. nov.
ZLATKO KVAČEK
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The trophic plasticity of genus phelipanche pomel (orobanchaceae) in bulgaria Trofichna plastichnost na rod phelipanche pomel (orobanchaceae) v bulgaria [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2013
New data about the natural parasitism of Phelipanche ramosa (L) Pomel, P. mutelii (Shultz) Pomel, P. oxyloba, P. arenaria and P. purpurea in Bulgaria are collected.
Kiril STOYANOV, Tsveta HRISTEVA
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Green‐Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Against Acinetobacter baumannii: A Systematic Review of Antibacterial Activity, Mechanisms of Action, Toxicity, and Antibiofilm Effects

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 4, August 2026.
Schematic overview of the main antibacterial mechanisms proposed for green‐synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against Acinetobacter baumannii. The figure summarizes the phytosynthetic pathway used to produce AgNPs (right panel) and the major reported antibacterial effects, including reactive oxygen species generation, oxidative stress, membrane ...
Shahla Shahbazi, Kimia Rafieibuzhani, Keyghobad Ghadiri, Yadollah Bahrami, Roya Chegene Lorestani, Maryam Meskini, Samira Sabzi, Mosayeb Rostamian   +7 more
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An integrative review on traditional uses, phytochemical composition, biological activities, nutritional relevance and technological application of Dioscoreaceae species

Discover Plants
The Dioscoreaceae, a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants comprising about 650 species across four genera, is prevalent in tropical regions and plays a vital role in diets across the Global South.
Felipe Ribeiro da Silva, Auygna Pamyda Gomes da Silva, Cledson dos Santos Magalhaes, Marina Maria Barbosa De Oliveira, Karina Perrelli Randau   +4 more
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