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Water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) is the most widely cultivated yam species globally. The major limitation to the profitable and sustainable production of D. alata is its susceptibility to anthracnose disease. The availability of resistant varieties could potentially form the cornerstone of an integ...


Abang, Mathew M.Winter, S.Mignouna, H.D.Green, K.R.Asiedu, Robert[Molecular taxonomic, epidemiological and population genetic approaches to understanding yam anthracnose disease]Molecular taxonomic, epidemiological and population genetic approaches to understanding yam anthracnose disease

Yam production is constrained by scarcity of clean seed, pests, diseases and low soil fertility in the informal seed system, which is still operational, causing up to 90% yield losses. Although meristem culture can be effective for producing healthy seed yam, its use is limited by slow rate of re...


Balogun, M.Maroya, N.Asiedu, Robert[Status and prospects for improving yam seed systems using temporary immersion bioreactors]Status and prospects for improving yam seed systems using temporary immersion bioreactors

The genetic diversity of 219 accessions of Guinea yam germplasm from Benin, Congo, Côte d’ Ivoire,Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo was accessed using 15 microsatelliteloci. High diversity of 0.677 was found among the accessions. An allelic average of 8.06 andpolymor...


Obidiegwu, J.E.Kolesnikova-Allen, M.Ene-Obong, E.E.Muoneke, C.O.Asiedu, Robert[SSR markers reveal diversity in Guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata) core set]SSR markers reveal diversity in Guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata) core set

This protocol describes how to produce yam (Dioscorea) seeds through controlled pollination of flowers on female plants. Pollination by flower thrips takes place naturally in normal yam-growing environments in the presence of flowering male and female genotypes, although it is not efficient. This...


Mignouna, H.D.Abang, Mathew M.Asiedu, RobertGeeta, R.[Producing yam (Dioscorea) seeds through controlled crosses]Producing yam (Dioscorea) seeds through controlled crosses
Mignouna, H.D.Abang, Mathew M.Asiedu, RobertGeeta, R.[Culturing meristematic tissue and node cuttings from yams (Dioscorea)]Culturing meristematic tissue and node cuttings from yams (Dioscorea)
Mignouna, H.D.Abang, Mathew M.Asiedu, RobertGeeta, R.[True yams (Dioscorea): a biological and evolutionary link between eudicots and grasses]True yams (Dioscorea): a biological and evolutionary link between eudicots and grasses

The AMMI model combines regular analysis of variance for additive main effects with principal component analysis for multiplicative structure within the interaction. It also improves the accuracy of crop yield estimates and selects genotypes with highest yields. Despite knowledge of the model, po...

Le modèle AMMI combine l’analyse régulière de la variance pour les principaux effets additifs avec une analyse des composantes principales avec une structure d’intéraction multiplicative. Il améliore aussi l’estimation des rendements et la sélection des génotypes à haut rendement. En dépit de la ...


Egesi, Chiedozie N.Asiedu, Robert[Analysis of yam yields using the additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model]Analysis of yam yields using the additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model

Nuclear DNA content of 54 accessions of 6 Dioscorea species collected from West African countries were determined using flow cytometry. Observed ploidy levels are diploid (2x), triploid (3x), tetraploid (4x), hexaploid (6x) and octoploid (8x). DNA index varied from 0.36 to 1.54 depending on the c...


Obidiegwu, J.E.Rodríguez, E.Ene-Obong, E.E.Loureiro, J.Muoneke, C.O.Santos, C.Kolesnikova-Allen, M.Asiedu, Robert[Estimation of the nuclear DNA content in some representative of genus Dioscorea]Estimation of the nuclear DNA content in some representative of genus Dioscorea

Production of improved water yam (Dioscorea alata) genotypes that are suitable for the preparation of amala (a popular darkish Nigerian food) would likely enhance the economic importance of the crop in Nigeria. Fermented flour (oven dried and sun dried) made from tubers of eight improved D. alata...


Ukpabi, U.J.Omodamiro, R.M.Ikeorgu, J.G.Asiedu, Robert[Sensory evaluation of amala from improved water yam (Dioscorea alata) genotypes in Nigeria]Sensory evaluation of amala from improved water yam (Dioscorea alata) genotypes in Nigeria

The genus Dioscorea is considered to be one of the most difficult groups for cyto-taxonomic studies because of the large number and small size of the chromosomes. The objective of the present study was to develop an efficient method of chromosome observation by identifying the optimum time for co...


Babil, P.K.Kikuno, H.Shiwachi, H.Toyohara, H.Fujigaki, J.Fujimaki, H.Asiedu, Robert[Optimum time for collection of root samples for chromosome observation in yams (Dioscorea spp.)]Optimum time for collection of root samples for chromosome observation in yams (Dioscorea spp.)

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