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Absence of Effects of Herbicides Use on Yam Rots: A Case Study in Wulensi, Ghana [PDF]

open access: yesAgriculture, 2019
Yam farmers in Ghana have, over the years, used herbicides for weed control, particularly glyphosate. Although this has been helpful to them, there are complaints and concerns, among the yam farmers and a section of the public, that the yam tuber rots ...
Abukari Wumbei   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Effect of warehouse storage on the alteration, cooking and organoleptic characteristics of Kponan yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) of Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon
Yam holds the top position in food crop production, and Kponan yam is highly prized by Ivorians. However, storage deterioration poses economic challenges for wholesalers and producers.
Yapo Hypolithe Kouadio   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Anti-Inflammatory and Prebiotic Potential of Ethanol Extracts and Mucilage Polysaccharides from Korean Yams (Dioscorea polystachya and Dioscorea bulbifera) [PDF]

open access: yesFoods
Korean yams are abundant in bioactive compounds with significant health-promoting properties. This study evaluated the anti-inflammatory potential of ethanol and water extracts from Dioscorea polystachya and Dioscorea bulbifera in RAW 264.7 macrophage ...
So-Yoon Park   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Yams (Dioscorea spp.) in shellmounds and swiddens: ancient history in Babitonga Bay, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background In Babitonga Bay, southern Brazil, records of yam consumption exist among shellmound builders from at least 4000 years ago. Shellmounds (sambaquis) are anthropogenic structures in the form of mounds with layers of shells associated with other ...
Dalzemira Anselmo da Silva Souza   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

An Experimental Study Determining Levels of Lead Contamination of Dioscorea Spp. (Yams) From Selected Regions of Kampala Capital City, Uganda.

open access: yesStudent's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2022
Background: Heavy metal toxicity is a growing concern and often an unknown root cause of a number of serious health issues. Due to bio-accumulation, heavy metals are passed up the food chain from plants to humans.
Joseph Tumwine   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular and phenotypic profiling of white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) breeding lines

open access: yesFrontiers in Horticulture, 2023
Phenotypic and genotypic profiling helps identify genotypes with suitable and complementary traits for genetic improvement in crops. A total of 32 traits were assessed in 36 genotypes of white Guinea yam established in a 6 × 6 triple lattice design.
Prince Emmanuel Norman   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Yams—Dioscorea spp.

open access: yesEDIS, 2003
This document provides an overview of yams (genus Dioscorea), detailing their botanical characteristics, uses, and cultivation practices. It distinguishes true yams from sweet potatoes, outlines edible and medicinal species, and describes their growth ...
James M. Stephens
doaj   +3 more sources

Uncovering the genetic diversity of yams (Dioscorea spp.) in China by combining phenotypic trait and molecular marker analyses

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
Yam is an important edible tuber and root plant worldwide; China as one of the native places of yams has many diverse local resources. The goal of this study was to clarify the genetic diversity of the commonly cultivated yam landraces and the genetic ...
Tianxu Cao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antioviposition and Reduction of Callosobruchus chinensis Pic. 1902 (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Emergence on Phaseolus vulgaris by Dioscorea sansibarensis Powder and Its Chemical Composition

open access: yesPsyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2020
Callosobruchus chinensis causes damage to the Phaseolus vulgaris seeds. Traditionally, Dioscorea sansibarensis serves as a medicinal plant. Naturally, D.
Godfrey O. Mauti   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Potato Yam Phyllosphere Ectosymbiont Paraburkholderia sp. Msb3 Is a Potent Growth Promotor in Tomato

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2020
The genus Paraburkholderia includes a variety of species with promising features for sustainable biotechnological solutions in agriculture through increasing crop productivity.
Johannes B. Herpell   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

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