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Effect of seed sett size on sprouting, shoot growth, and tuber yield of white guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata)
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Effect of seed sett size on sprouting, shoot growth, and tuber yield of white guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata)

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Identification of candidate flowering and sex genes in white Guinea yam (D. rotundata Poir.) by SuperSAGE transcriptome profiling
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Identification of candidate flowering and sex genes in white Guinea yam (D. rotundata Poir.) by SuperSAGE transcriptome profiling

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Distribution and virulence of fungal species isolated from yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers in three agroecological zones of Nigeria
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Distribution and virulence of fungal species isolated from yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers in three agroecological zones of Nigeria

Spatial multivariate cluster analysis for defining target population of environments in west Africa for yam breeding
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Spatial multivariate cluster analysis for defining target population of environments in west Africa for yam breeding

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Molecular characterization of a new virus species identified in yam (Dioscorea spp.) by high-throughput sequencing
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Molecular characterization of a new virus species identified in yam (Dioscorea spp.) by high-throughput sequencing

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YIIFSWA II OPENDAY - YIIFSWA Field Tour
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YIIFSWA II OPENDAY – YIIFSWA Field Tour

YIIFSWA II OPENDAY - Opening Remarks by Prof Abberton
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YIIFSWA II OPENDAY – Opening Remarks by Prof Abberton

YIIFSWA II OPENDAY - Exhibition
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YIIFSWA II OPENDAY – Exhibition

YIIFSWA II OPENDAY - Food Testing
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YIIFSWA II OPENDAY – Food Testing

YIIFSWA II OPENDAY - Interview with John Ikeorgu
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YIIFSWA II OPENDAY – Interview with John Ikeorgu

Calibration development for nutritional evaluation of Yam (Dioscorea sp.) using Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectrophotometry (NIRS)
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Calibration development for nutritional evaluation of Yam (Dioscorea sp.) using Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectrophotometry (NIRS)

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Metabolite database for root, tuber and banana crops to facilitate modern breeding in understudied crops
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Metabolite database for root, tuber and banana crops to facilitate modern breeding in understudied crops

Carotenoid profiling of yams: clarity, comparisons and diversity
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Carotenoid profiling of yams: clarity, comparisons and diversity

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Rapid detection of potyviruses from crude plant extracts
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Rapid detection of potyviruses from crude plant extracts

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Yam tuber and maize grain yield response to cropping system intensification in south-west Nigeria
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Yam tuber and maize grain yield response to cropping system intensification in south-west Nigeria

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Non-destructive shoot biomass evaluation using a handheld NDVI sensor for field-grown staking Yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.)
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Non-destructive shoot biomass evaluation using a handheld NDVI sensor for field-grown staking Yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.)

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Molecular diversity of Scutellonema bradys populations from Benin, based on ITS1 rDNA and COI mtDNA
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Molecular diversity of Scutellonema bradys populations from Benin, based on ITS1 rDNA and COI mtDNA

Tissue culture and next-generation sequencing: a combined approach for detecting yam (Dioscorea spp.) viruses
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Tissue culture and next-generation sequencing: a combined approach for detecting yam (Dioscorea spp.) viruses

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Evaluation of performance of introduced yam bean (Pachyrhizus spp.) in three agro-ecological zones of Rwanda
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Evaluation of performance of introduced yam bean (Pachyrhizus spp.) in three agro-ecological zones of Rwanda

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PCR-DGGE analysis: unravelling complex mixtures of badnavirus sequences present in yam germplasm
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PCR-DGGE analysis: unravelling complex mixtures of badnavirus sequences present in yam germplasm

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Diversity of root-knot nematodes associated with tubers of yam (Dioscorea spp.) established using isozyme analysis and mitochondrial DNA-based identification
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Diversity of root-knot nematodes associated with tubers of yam (Dioscorea spp.) established using isozyme analysis and mitochondrial DNA-based identification

Re-defining the yam (Dioscorea spp.) core collection using morphological traits
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Re-defining the yam (Dioscorea spp.) core collection using morphological traits

Relative efficiency of positive selection and tissue culture for generating pathogen-free planting materials of yam (Dioscorea spp.)
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Relative efficiency of positive selection and tissue culture for generating pathogen-free planting materials of yam (Dioscorea spp.)

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A risk assessment framework for seed degeneration: Informing an integrated seed health strategy for vegetatively-propagated crops
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A risk assessment framework for seed degeneration: Informing an integrated seed health strategy for vegetatively-propagated crops

Metabolite profiling of yam (Dioscorea spp.) accessions for use in crop improvement programmes
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Metabolite profiling of yam (Dioscorea spp.) accessions for use in crop improvement programmes

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Genome sequencing of the staple food crop white Guinea yam enables the development of a molecular marker for sex determination
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Genome sequencing of the staple food crop white Guinea yam enables the development of a molecular marker for sex determination

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The challenge of improving soil fertility in yam cropping systems of West Africa
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The challenge of improving soil fertility in yam cropping systems of West Africa

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Manual for clean foundation seed yam production using aeroponics system
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Manual for clean foundation seed yam production using aeroponics system

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Key for a profitable and sustainable seed yam business enterprise: business plan and market development with record keeping for seed yam farmers
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Key for a profitable and sustainable seed yam business enterprise: business plan and market development with record keeping for seed yam farmers

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Effects of basal medium and plant growth regulator regimes on meristem and nodal cultures in white yam (D. rotundata)
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Effects of basal medium and plant growth regulator regimes on meristem and nodal cultures in white yam (D. rotundata)

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Effects of policies on yam production and consumption in Nigeria
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Effects of policies on yam production and consumption in Nigeria

A sequence-independent strategy for amplification and characterisation of episomal badnavirus sequences reveals three previously uncharacterised yam badnaviruses
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A sequence-independent strategy for amplification and characterisation of episomal badnavirus sequences reveals three previously uncharacterised yam badnaviruses

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DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea
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DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea

Effect of two species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on development of micro-propagated yam plantlets and suppression of Scutellonema bradys (Tylenchideae)
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Effect of two species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on development of micro-propagated yam plantlets and suppression of Scutellonema bradys (Tylenchideae)

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Plastid phylogenetics of Oceania yams (Dioscorea spp., Dioscoreaceae) reveals natural interspecific hybridization of the greater yam (D. alata)
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Plastid phylogenetics of Oceania yams (Dioscorea spp., Dioscoreaceae) reveals natural interspecific hybridization of the greater yam (D. alata)

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The Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation on micro-propagated hybrid yam (Dioscorea spp.) growth and root knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) suppression
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The Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation on micro-propagated hybrid yam (Dioscorea spp.) growth and root knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) suppression

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Characterization and classification of the provitamin A carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) varieties
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Characterization and classification of the provitamin A carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) varieties

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Methods of processing of some under-utilized yam and cocoyam tuber varieties: effect on carotenoid content
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Methods of processing of some under-utilized yam and cocoyam tuber varieties: effect on carotenoid content

Evaluation of isolates of Trichoderma, pseudomonas and bacillus species as treatment for the control of post-harvest fungal rot disease of yam (Dioscorea spp.)
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Evaluation of isolates of Trichoderma, pseudomonas and bacillus species as treatment for the control of post-harvest fungal rot disease of yam (Dioscorea spp.)

Standard operating protocol for yam variety performance evaluation trial
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Standard operating protocol for yam variety performance evaluation trial

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Impact evaluation protocols for agricultural projects: the case of yam improvement for income and food security in West Africa
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Impact evaluation protocols for agricultural projects: the case of yam improvement for income and food security in West Africa

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Adapting a yam seed technique to meet farmers’ criteria
Book Chapter

Adapting a yam seed technique to meet farmers’ criteria

Rapid metabolic discrimination and prediction of dioscin content from African yam tubers using Fourier transforminfrared spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis
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Rapid metabolic discrimination and prediction of dioscin content from African yam tubers using Fourier transforminfrared spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis

Rapid and specific detection of Yam mosaic virus by reverse-transcription recombinase polymerase amplification
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Rapid and specific detection of Yam mosaic virus by reverse-transcription recombinase polymerase amplification

A microeconometric analysis of household consumption expenditure determinants in yamgrowing areas of Nigeria and Ghana
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A microeconometric analysis of household consumption expenditure determinants in yamgrowing areas of Nigeria and Ghana

Evaluation of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) genotypes for Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization, leaf nutrient concentrations and tuber yield under NPK fertilizer application
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Evaluation of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) genotypes for Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization, leaf nutrient concentrations and tuber yield under NPK fertilizer application

Yam propagation using Aeroponics technology
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Yam propagation using Aeroponics technology

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Determination of ploidy among yam (Dioscorea spp.) landraces in Kenya by flow cytometry
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Determination of ploidy among yam (Dioscorea spp.) landraces in Kenya by flow cytometry

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Status and prospects for improving yam seed systems using temporary immersion bioreactors
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Status and prospects for improving yam seed systems using temporary immersion bioreactors

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Seed yam production from minisetts: a training manual
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Seed yam production from minisetts: a training manual

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Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria
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Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria

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Program and book of abstracts of the First Global Conference on Yam
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Program and book of abstracts of the First Global Conference on Yam

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Competitiveness of Root Crops for Accelerating Africa’s Economic Growth, 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops Africa Branch (ISTRCAB), Accra, Ghana, 30 September- 5 October 2013
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Competitiveness of Root Crops for Accelerating Africa’s Economic Growth, 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops Africa Branch (ISTRCAB), Accra, Ghana, 30 September- 5 October 2013

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Scientific review and planning workshop: management of critical pests and diseases of RTBs through enhanced risk assessment and surveillance (CRP-RTB)” “Modeling climate impacts on pests and diseases
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Scientific review and planning workshop: management of critical pests and diseases of RTBs through enhanced risk assessment and surveillance (CRP-RTB)” “Modeling climate impacts on pests and diseases

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The roots (and tubers) of development and climate change: book of abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23-28 Sep 2012, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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The roots (and tubers) of development and climate change: book of abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23-28 Sep 2012, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

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Advances in seed yam propagation methods in Nigeria
Conference Proceedings

Advances in seed yam propagation methods in Nigeria

Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone
Conference Proceedings

Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone

Development of mapping populations for genetic analysis in yams (D. rotundata and D. alata)
Conference Proceedings

Development of mapping populations for genetic analysis in yams (D. rotundata and D. alata)

Scale insects on yams in Benin: diversity, incidence and farmers' knowledge and perceptions
Conference Proceedings

Scale insects on yams in Benin: diversity, incidence and farmers’ knowledge and perceptions

The yam nematode (Scutellonema bradys), a potential threat to potato (Solanum tuberosum) production in West Africa
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The yam nematode (Scutellonema bradys), a potential threat to potato (Solanum tuberosum) production in West Africa

Physicochemical properties of yam starch: effect on textural quality of yam food product (pounded yam)
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Physicochemical properties of yam starch: effect on textural quality of yam food product (pounded yam)

Dioscorea
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Dioscorea

Sensory texture profiling and development of standard rating scales for pounded yam
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Sensory texture profiling and development of standard rating scales for pounded yam

Microstructure of boiled yam (Dioscorea spp.) and its implication for assessment of textural quality
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Microstructure of boiled yam (Dioscorea spp.) and its implication for assessment of textural quality

Effect of n-propyl dihydrojasmonate (PDJ) on in vitro growth of yam (Dioscorea spp.) explants
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Effect of n-propyl dihydrojasmonate (PDJ) on in vitro growth of yam (Dioscorea spp.) explants

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Responses of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) cultivars to inoculation with three viruses
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Responses of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) cultivars to inoculation with three viruses

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Vegetative compatibility among isolates of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from yam (Dioscorea spp.) in Nigeria
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Vegetative compatibility among isolates of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from yam (Dioscorea spp.) in Nigeria

Effect of auxins on root development in yam (Dioscorea rotundata) vine
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Effect of auxins on root development in yam (Dioscorea rotundata) vine

Yam chip food subsector: hazardous practices and presence of aflatoxins in Benin
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Yam chip food subsector: hazardous practices and presence of aflatoxins in Benin

Harnessing modern biotechnology for tropical tuber crop improvement: yam (Dioscorea spp.) molecular breeding
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Harnessing modern biotechnology for tropical tuber crop improvement: yam (Dioscorea spp.) molecular breeding

Molecular taxonomic, epidemiological and population genetic approaches to understanding yam anthracnose disease
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Molecular taxonomic, epidemiological and population genetic approaches to understanding yam anthracnose disease

Influence of exogenous gibberellins inhibitors on tuber sprouting in yam
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Influence of exogenous gibberellins inhibitors on tuber sprouting in yam

Induction of sprouting in dormant yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers with inhibitors of gibberellins
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Induction of sprouting in dormant yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers with inhibitors of gibberellins

Problems and perspectives of yambased cropping systems in Africa
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Problems and perspectives of yambased cropping systems in Africa

Effect of day length on the development of tubers in yams (Dioscorea spp.)
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Effect of day length on the development of tubers in yams (Dioscorea spp.)

Inheritance of resistance in water yam (Disocorea alata) to anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides)
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Inheritance of resistance in water yam (Disocorea alata) to anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides)

Morphological diversity, cultivar groups and possible descent in the cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata) complex in Benin Republic
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Morphological diversity, cultivar groups and possible descent in the cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata) complex in Benin Republic

The potential of physical means for the manipulation of yam tuber dormancy
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The potential of physical means for the manipulation of yam tuber dormancy

Yam dormancy: potential mechanisms for its manipulation
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Yam dormancy: potential mechanisms for its manipulation

A new approach to improvement of yam (Dioscorea rotundata)
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A new approach to improvement of yam (Dioscorea rotundata)

Utilization of biological insecticides for the protection of stored yam chips
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Utilization of biological insecticides for the protection of stored yam chips