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Omics technologies accelerating research progress in yams [PDF]
Vegetable ResearchYams, belonging to Dioscorea species, are abundant in nutrients and bioactive compounds, contributing to their swiftly expanding share in the global market. Over the past 20 years, worldwide production of yams has seen a twofold increase. Particularly in
Yahui Chen +4 more
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Student'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.
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Effect of warehouse storage on the alteration, cooking and organoleptic characteristics of Kponan yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) of Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]
HeliyonYam 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
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Ecology 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, Jingyu Sun, Nan Shan
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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.
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Anti-Inflammatory and Prebiotic Potential of Ethanol Extracts and Mucilage Polysaccharides from Korean Yams (Dioscorea polystachya and Dioscorea bulbifera) [PDF]
FoodsKorean 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
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Yams and megapode mounds in the lowland rain forest of Papua New Guinea
Human Ecology, 1990 Kubo people of Papua New Guinea sometimes grew Dioscorea yams in mounds of forest litter that were made as egg-incubation sites by birds (Megapodiidae).' The small yam plots were included within larger banana gardens and, in the latter, it was yams, not ...
Peter D Dwyer, Mónica Minnegal
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HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF YAMS PRODUCED IN BENUE STATE
International Studies Journal, 2023 Yam production play a vital role in the socio-economical scene of Benue State. This study seeks to determine the concentration of heavy metal in Yam tubers produced in Benue State.
H. A. Owoicho +3 more
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EDIS, 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
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Molecular and phenotypic profiling of white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) breeding lines
Frontiers 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
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