Dioscorea alata
Chemical Composition Of Dioscorea Alata L. And Dioscorea Esculenta (Lour.) Burk. Cultivars From Wakatobi Islands, Indonesia
... of Dioscorea alata L. and two cultivars of Dioscorea esculenta ...D. alata cultivars from Kaledupa are called ifi tofu, ifi longko, kano ambo, ifi loiya, kano nsolo, ifi safora, ifi madu, and ...
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“Nutritional Profile, Antinutritional Profile and Phytochemical Screening of Garhwal Himalaya Medicinal Plant Dioscorea alata Tuber” by Sarla Saklani,Subhash Chandra, Abhay P. Mishra, Pankaj Bisht, India.
... of Dioscorea alata were performed for phytochemical analysis of alkaloids, glycosides, carbohydrates, steroids, flavonoids, polyphenols, saponins, resin and ...
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Food Processing Characteristics of Water Yam (Dioscorea alata) and Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Flour Blend Used Locally for Production of Concessionaries
... Abstract The performance of blends of water yam (Dioscorea alata) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) flours for preparation confectionaries was investigated. Water yam and cowpea were processed into flours and ...
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Nutritional Quality of Weaning Foods Formulated from Yam (Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea cayenensis) Composite Flours
... Due to its appreciable content of essential dietary nutrients, yam has been reported to have nutritional superiority than other tropical root crops [10, 3]. Yam is also known for its high starch content of about 84 %. ...
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PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTICANCER POTENTIAL OF LEAF EXTRACTS FROM EDIBLE GREATER YAM, DIOSCOREA ALATA L., FROM NORTH-EAST INDIA
... The medicinal role of dietary plants in promoting the healthy endurance of human beings is traditionally well documented through ancient and modern times all over the world. The purpose of this study was to delineate the ...
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PHYSICOCHEMICAL, NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORIAL QUALITIES OF Boutou YAM ( Dioscorea alata ) VARIETIES
... A total of five cultivars of Dioscorea alata yams were compared to Boutou for resistance to anthracnose and evaluation of physicochemical, nutritional and sensorial characteristics. Regarding total ...
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Comparative Analysis on the Proximate Composition of Tubers of Colocasia Esculenta, L. Schott and Dioscorea Alata Cultivated in Ethiopia
... The protein contents of the raw tubers of Colocasia esculenta (L.) from all sampling sites were comparable with yam (Dioscorea alata). As it has been clearly indicated from table 1 and 2, the protein ...
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A Role of Abscisic Acid in the Induction of Tuber Dormancy in Yam (Dioscorea alata L.)
... Tubers of Dioscorea alata var TDa 98/01166 were used in this study. Tubers of this species were collected in the year 2015 from National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, and multiplied over two ...
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Effect of Synthetic Hormone Substitutes on Rooting of Vine Cuttings in Water Yam (Dioscorea alata L )
... The use of yam vine cuttings as propagules with appropriate synthetic rooting hormones such as IBA (Indole-Butyric Acid) and NAA (Naphthalene Acetic Acid) has previously been reported as successful but expensive. To ...
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Effect of physical treatment on the physicochemical, rheological and functional properties of yam meal of the cultivar "ngumvu" from dioscorea alata l. of congo
... The influence of physical treatment on the physicochemical, rheological and functional properties of yam meal Dioscorea alata showed some significant differences. The results show similar characteristics, ...
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Kinetics, mass transport characteristics, and structural changes during air-drying of purple yam (Dioscorea Alata L.) at different process conditions
... of cereal plants, and in bulbs, roots and tubers. Starch consists of 20-30% amylose and 70-80% amylopectin. It can be utilized as a significant raw material in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical and oil ...
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Effect of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) Sowing Density on Weed Dynamic and Water Yam (Dioscorea alata) Yield in Southeastern Nigeria.
... Despite the significance of cover crops as life mulch, most of the farmers are still confusing on actual population density that will smoother the weeds and invariably encourage high yield of the base crop. Therefore, ...
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The Mechanical Characterization of Dioscorea Alata and Plectranthus Rotundifolius Starch-HA Composite
... as Dioscorea alata and Plectranthus rotundifolius were successfully used to fabricate tissue scaffold using solvent casting and particulate ...the Dioscorea alata ...
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New insight in neuropharmacological activities of Dioscorea alata
... of Dioscorea alata tuber using mice ...D. alata extract possesses significant dose dependent indicative of neophilia in elevated plus maze and hole board ...
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EFFICIENT IN VITRO MICROPROPAGATION OF GREATER YAM ( DIOSCOREA ALATA L. CV. HINJILICATU) THROUGH NODAL VINE EXPLANT
... Nodal vine segments from 45 days old plants of Dioscorea alata L. (cv. Hinjilicatu) were cultured on Murashige and Skoog’s (MS) medium supplemented with different concentration and combinations of BAP and ...
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Optimisation of extrusion cooking conditions and characterization of rice (Oryza sativa)—Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and rice yam (Dioscorea alata) based RTE products
... (Dioscorea alata) and sweet potato (Ipomoea ba- tatas) were used in this study for the develop- ment of ready-to-eat breakfast products in a sin- gle screw ...
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THE EFFECT OF CRUDE DIOSGENIN EXTRACT FROM PURPLE AND YELLOW GREATER YAMS (DIOSCOREA ALATA L.) ON THE LIPID PROFILE OF DYSLIPIDEMIA RATS
... The effect of crude diosgenin extracts from purple and yellow greater yams (Dioscorea alata L.) tubers on blood lipid profile and fecal cholesterol was studied. Tweny four male Wistar rats were divided into ...
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Calcium Nitrate Fertilizer Effect on Anthracnose Disease Caused by Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides penz. and Tuber Rot by Botryodiplodia Theobromae pat. in Dioscorea Alata Variety Alakisa
... Yam ( Dioscorea species) is a climbing, vigorously twinning plant. They are perennial through root system but are grown as annual crops [1]. The food cultivars are staples with socio-economic importance in Africa, ...
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Pre-tuber Application of Fluridone: Effect of Foliar and Root Absorption on Sprouting of Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) Tubers
... Thus, the objectives of this study were to: (1) determine the effect of 30µM Fluridone on sprouting of soil produced yam tubers, and (2) to determine the effect of different methods of [r] ...
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Study on Starch Granules of Local Varieties of Dioscorea hispida and Dioscorea alata
... is Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae), whose starch and protein content make it as healthy ...D. alata, but also among varieties of those ...D. alata is similar to those reported in other studies, which is ...
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