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Building capacity in vector‐borne plant virus research: The CONNECTED Network

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Plant viruses spread by insects decimate crop yields globally, causing food security challenges in vulnerable areas, including regions of Africa. Interdisciplinary research is needed to protect future crop supplies. CONNECTED, the Community Network for African Vector‐Borne Plant Viruses, increased research capacity in Central, East, West and Southern ...
Nina F. Ockendon‐Powell, Diane L. Hird, Alice Beck, Heather Child, Helen Thomas‐Hughes, Neil Boonham, Gary D. Foster, Bruce Cronin, Andy M. Bailey   +8 more
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Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are staple crops native to the majority of low‐ and middle‐income countries and can provide an alternative to introduced staple crops. We showed that lesser yams cultivated together with teak trees (planted at the border of the farm) are more profitable than lesser yam ...
Budiadi, Sawitri, Enggal Primananda, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Marco Campera, Rika Bela Rahmawati   +5 more
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Effects of soil physical properties on soil loss due to manual yam harvesting under a sandy loam environment

International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2016
Soil degradation is a growing problem worldwide because it reduces the fertile top layer of the soil available for food production and one such degradative action is soil erosion due to the harvesting of crops.
Pius Olufemi Olusegun Dada, Olusegun Rasheed Adeyanju, Olayemi Johnson Adeosun, Johnson Kayode Adewumi   +3 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
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Microorganisms asssociated with postharvest spoilage of yams

Annals of Tropical Research, 2000
This study isolated the microorganisms causing major spoilage of yams collected during a two-year period from various markets in Orissa, India. Seven fungal and two bacterial species (Erwinia sp.
R.C. Ray, M. Nedunzhiyan, C. Balagopalan
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Suitability of slightly saline irrigation for alleviating drought stress in taro and yam in Tonga: Implications for climate‐resilient Pacific cropping systems

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
There is an increasing risk of drought and salinisation of soil and groundwater globally, including in Pacific Island countries such as Tonga. Irrigating crops with slightly saline water, such as that produced by emerging desalination technologies, could help to alleviate droughts.
Harry Myrans, Mona E. Mahani, Lily McDonald, Vunivesi Minoneti, Hepisipa Lavaka, Salote Puletau, Viliami T. Manu, Juan F. Torres, Roslyn M. Gleadow, Steven Crimp   +9 more
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Recent Advances on Active Components and Functional Properties of Chinese Yam

Shipin gongye ke-ji
Yam as a medicinal and edible resource plant, is abundant in bioactive compounds including polysaccharides, polyphenols, allantoin, and saponins, these constituents endow yam with diverse functional properties, such as antioxidant, anti-diabetic, anti ...
Qi GUO, Baodang GUO, Yan MA, Lingxia SUN, Lianjun SONG, Xianqing HUANG, Geng'an DU   +6 more
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A national crop wild relative checklist for Zimbabwe reveals edible crop wild relative diversity of regional and global importance

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Crop wild relatives (CWR) in Zimbabwe are reservoirs of beneficial agronomic traits, yet they remain under‐documented and poorly conserved. This study developed Zimbabwe's first national CWR checklist based on a conceptual framework combining floristic, ecological and ethnobotanical data, revealing over 2700 taxa, with nearly 1000 edible species ...
Kudakwashe Mutasa, Onismus Chipfunde, Christopher Chapano, Patience Chatukuta   +3 more
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Economics of Seed Yam Production Using Minisett Technique in Oyo State, Nigeria

Field Actions Science Reports, 2011
The study evaluated the economics of seed yam production using the minisett technique in Oyo State, South West Nigeria. The analysis was based on input and output data collected from sixty yam (Dioscorea spp.) farmers and the existing market price in the
Oguntade Adegboyega Eyitayo, Thompson Olaniran Anthony, Ige Theresas   +2 more
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Influence of Cultivation Practices on Yield and Spoilage of Kponan Yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) During Storage

Proceedings
The Kponan yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) is a culturally and economically important crop in Côte d’Ivoire but faces significant post-harvest losses, reducing farmers’ and traders’ incomes.
Yapo Hypolithe Kouadio, Kouakou Nestor Kouassi, Gbè Aya Jacqueline Konan, Kouame Aristide Kouakou, Bomo Justine Assanvo, Yao Denis N’dri   +5 more
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