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Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

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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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Recent Advances on Active Components and Functional Properties of Chinese Yam

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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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African Americans Culling Yams

, 1929
Photograph of a group of African Americans culling yams in a ...

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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

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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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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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Sweet food prepared from yams

, 2007
Some text in EnglishThe project addressed soil degradation due to emphasis on cash crops, and promoted organic agriculture methods towards soil rehabilitation. Different types of yams were identified and shared among farmers. The booklet provides recipes
Kumari, Sandhya
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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

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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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Electrostatic effect on freshness preservation and quality evaluation of yam (Dioscorea alata) tuber during cold storage

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
This study investigated the changes in the quality-related parameters and physicochemical properties of yam (Dioscorea alata L. var. Dasan) harvested after 260 d.
Ping-Hsiu Huang, Chien-Shan Chiu, Yi-Chan Chiang, Wen-Chien Lu, Shun-Yi Ke, Chiun-Chung R. Wang, Po-Hsien Li   +6 more
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Effects of Post-harvest Storage and Boiling Time on Some Biochemical Parameters of Two Yams Species (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata variety "tambi″ and Dioscorea alata variety ‘’azaguié’’) Tubers

Journal of Basic and Applied Research in Biomedicine, 2022
Samples of two yams species (Dioscore aalata variety ‘’Azaguié’’ and Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata variety’’Tambi’’) tubers were subjected to different boiling times after post-harvest storage.
Nina Kouadio, Yapi Patrice, Mankambou Gnanwa, Hubert Konan, Jean Kouadio, Lucien Kouamé   +5 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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