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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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Cytotoxicity of Elaoephorbia drupifera and other Cameroonian medicinal plants against drug sensitive and multidrug resistant cancer cells [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major hurdle for cancer treatment worldwide and accounts for chemotherapy failure in over 90% of patients with metastatic cancer.
Armelle T Mbaveng, Benjamin Wiench, Igor K Voukeng, Roger Tsobou, Thomas Efferth, Veronique P Beng, Victor Kuete   +6 more
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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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Prospective of indigenous African wild food plants in alleviation of the severe iron deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan Africa

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa, where population growth, displacement and limited resources heighten nutritional insecurity. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Eltayb Abdellatef, Yohannes Gedamu Gebre, Petra Bauer   +2 more
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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, EarlyView.
Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are stable 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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FAMILIA DIOSCOREACEAE

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, 2013
La clasificación reciente del ”Grupo de Filogenia de Angiospermas” (APG por sus siglas en inglés) reconoce cuatro géneros en las Dioscoreaceae (Dioscorea, Stenomeris, Tacca y Trichopus). Dioscorea es el único distribuido ampliamente, con cientos de especies (300-?800), llegando a los trópicos y subtrópicos de América.
Victoria Sosa, Ismael G. Valdivieso
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Flore d'Afrique centrale - Spermatophyta - Dioscoreaceae

, 2021
PDF version of treatment of Dioscoreaceae in Flore d'Afrique centrale ...
Hills, R., Wilkin, P.
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Characterization of the Omnivorous Lygus lineolaris Diet in a Strawberry Field by Metataxonomy

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
This study employs metataxonomy to reveal the extensive omnivorous diet of Lygus lineolaris in a strawberry field, identifying 475 host taxa and confirming active ingestion across plant and prey sources. We introduce a novel coefficient of omnivory, demonstrating the species' strong herbivorous bias while highlighting its dietary flexibility and ...
Mireia Solà Cassi, François Dumont, Eric Lucas   +2 more
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