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, 2018 Elder Saksak describes different kinds of yam and wild yam, how to grow them and how to use for them for food, raising money and in custom ceremonies.
Ridge, Eleanor
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Dyna, 2018 This study is aimed at evaluating the techno-functional properties of starches from several yam species (Purple yam, Hawthorn yam and Diamante 22-type yam).
Rodrigo Daniel Salgado-Ordosgoitia +3 more
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State of the art of yam production [PDF]
, 2022 Yam is a labor-intensive and weed-sensitive food crop. The labor-intensive nature of the yam means that the production process requires the attention of the farmer all year round. However, the dwindling labor situation and the proliferation of weeds have
Joseph Kwowura Kwodaga +4 more
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the Sub-Saharan Savannas of Benin an their association with yam (Dioscorea spp.) : potential of yam growth promotion and reduction of nematode infestation [PDF]
, 2008 The arbuscular mycorrhiza is the most widely occurring and important microbial symbiosis for agricultural crops and well known to facilitate plant mineral nutrient uptake, particularly under conditions of P-limitation - as it is common in tropical ...
Tchabi, Atti
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Heliyon, 2023 This study assessed the factors affecting yam farmers' adaptation practices to climate variability in the Ejura Sekyedumase Municipality, Ghana. Primary data was collected through 160 household surveys and 8 key informant interviews.
Frank Baffour-Ata +6 more
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Heliyon, 2022 Yam and its products can be modified during processing to reduce losses and ensure food security in the developing world. Xanthan gum (XG) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) were added at different concentrations to yam balls and their effect on the ...
Ebenezer Asiamah +6 more
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The search for bioactive compounds in tropical plants to target hormone imbalance associated diseases [PDF]
, 2007 Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and/or prostate cancer (PC) will affect at least 50% of the males once they have reached their fifties. However, despite the range of medical therapies available, effective treatment against BPH and PC still currently
Yam, Jianying
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Research Progress on the Browning Mechanism and Its Control Technology of Chinese Yam
Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2022 Chinese yam is a kind of food with high nutritional value. Browning is one of the main problems affecting the quality of Chinese yam during processing and storage.
Shanlin LI +4 more
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, 2022 Why we are facing malnutrition, infectious diseases and pandemics like COVID-19 ? We have advanced technologies to fight against diseases, disorders, pandemics, new lethal infectious diseases, and many other food & healthcare related problems. Even having such technologies as a panacea, most of the time, in most of the places of the world, we ...
BL Manjula +4 more
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Heliyon, 2021 This study investigated the effect of the addition of starch from “hawthorn” yam (Dioscorea rotundata) and “creole” yam (Dioscorea alata) at different concentrations (0.1%, 0.3%, and 0.5% w/w) on the physicochemical and sensory properties of stirred-type
Jorge Pérez +4 more
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