Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsYam (Dioscorea spp.) is a key tuber crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with huge potential for poverty alleviation, food sovereignty, and nutrition security.
Jean M. Mondo +11 more
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Penurunan Sianida dalam Umbi Gadung dengan Proses Leaching yang Bekerja Batch [PDF]
, 2012 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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Farmers’ perception and adoption of yam minisett technology in Anambra State, Nigeria
Agricultura, 2015  This study examined farmers’ perception and adoption of yam minisett technology. The study was carried out in Anambra State, Nigeria. A sample size of 120 yam farmers was used for the study.
B. O. Okoro, P. Ajieh
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PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IN YAM BASED ENTERPRISES IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]
Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2007 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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AgritechIn 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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Organic Production of Tuberous Vegetables: Agronomic, Nutritional and Economic Benefits [PDF]
, 2012 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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Frontiers in PsychiatryIntroductionChloral hydrate (CH), a medication dating back to 1832, is tranquilizer and sleep promoter still used today. It remains an option for short-term insomnia therapy and sedation before medical procedures, despite its controversial safety profile.
Assaf Shelef +9 more
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Evaluation de pratiques culturales relatives à la production de semenceaux et tubercules d'igname (Dioscorea rotundata) au Bénin [PDF]
Tropicultura, 1990 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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Molecular characterization of Secoviridae and Potexvirus infecting yams (Dioscorea spp) [PDF]
, 2011 The prevalence of virus species is generally high among vegetatively?propagated crops, because they cannot be sanitized via seed production and therefore accumulate viruses over long periods of time.
Anzala, Fabiola +5 more
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Tropical starches from South-East Asia (2): Evaluation of noodles mechanical properties in relation with gel exture and stability under refrigerated and frozen conditions [PDF]
, 2009 Several starch-producing plants are grown in South-East Asia, from which starch is extracted at small scale for local use. This study undertakes to identify properties specific to some of these starches in model food systems, in order to demonstrate ...
Bellassee, Béatrice +8 more
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