PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IN YAM BASED ENTERPRISES IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]
This paper investigates the production efficiency in yam based enterprises is Ekiti State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected through the use of structured questionnaires from 150 farmers randomly selected from four Local Government Areas.
AWONIYI OLUBUKOLA ABIODUN +1 more
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Penurunan Sianida dalam Umbi Gadung dengan Proses Leaching yang Bekerja Batch [PDF]
Yam is a tuber plant usually grown in tropical area. The starch contained is potential to be developed as food material like flour as a substitute for wheat in bread making.
Kumoro, A.C., Retnowati, D.S.
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Improved diagnosis tools for the detection of yam virus in the sanitation process and unveil virus-free accessions for producers' exchange [PDF]
French West Indies Biological Resources Centre for Tropical Plants (CRB-PT) maintains several germplasm collections of tropical crops and wild relatives, including a collection of more than 450 yam accessions (Dioscorea spp) in vitroculture.
Filloux, Denis +5 more
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In order to reduce dependence on wheat flour, it was necessary to use alternative options, such as lesser yam flour. The production of lesser yam flour consisted of soaking yam tubers in NaCl solutions of different concentrations (20% and 25%).
Laksmi Putri Ayuningtyas +1 more
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Evaluation de pratiques culturales relatives à la production de semenceaux et tubercules d'igname (Dioscorea rotundata) au Bénin [PDF]
Cultural practices evaluation for jam seedling and tuber (Dioscorea rotundata) production in Benin. Effects of eight media and three zones of cutting from mother seed yam into minisets were investigated for their performance in basket nursery using a ...
Kossou, DK.
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Computationally Tractable Pairwise Complexity Profile
Quantifying the complexity of systems consisting of many interacting parts has been an important challenge in the field of complex systems in both abstract and applied contexts.
Ashby +21 more
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Organic Production of Tuberous Vegetables: Agronomic, Nutritional and Economic Benefits [PDF]
Global awareness of health and environmental issues has stimulated interest in alternative Agricultural systems like organic farming. Elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) and yams (Dioscorea spp.) are ethnic starchy vegetables with high ...
John, K. Susan +3 more
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Assessment and characterization of the genetic diversity of viruses infecting cultivated yams (Dioscorea spp.) in Haïti [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Karakterisasi Dan Jarak Kemiripan Uwi (Dioscorea Alata L.) Berdasarkan Penanda Morfologi Umbi [PDF]
Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) is a potential local crop for supporting food security program in Indonesia. Inventory and characterization of yam have been conducted in scattered population at Nganjuk region - East Java.
Trimanto, T. (Trimanto)
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Yam improvement for income and food security in West Africa: Effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional team-work [PDF]
The overall goal of the five year project “Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa” (YIIFSWA) funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria was to: (a ...
Asiedu, R. +9 more
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