Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]

NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.

Dioscorea dumetorum

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): cluster yam syn African bitter yam syn three-leaved yam syn name amargo
Crop Use(s): root
Reference Source(s): rehm
Number of Papers/Mentions: 23

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Farhat, I. A., T. Oguntona, et al. (1999). Characterisation of starches from West African yams. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. Dec. 79(15): 2105-2112. {a} Division of Food Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK

Udoh, A. P. and A. J. Umoudoh (1999). Physico-chemical properties of starches from some Nigerian cultivars of three-leaved yam, Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) pax. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research. [print] Dec 42(6): 374-376. {a} Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Wilkin, P. (1999). A revision of the compound-leaved yams (Dioscorea, Dioscoreaceae) of Africa. Kew Bulletin 54(1): 19-39. {a} Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

Edeoga, H. O., B. E. Okoli, et al. (1998). Observations on the floral morphology of some Dioscorea species (Dioscoreaceae) in Nigeria. Folia Geobotanica 33(2): 201-205. {a} Dep. Bot., Edo State Univ., P.M.B. 14, Ekpoma, Nigeria

Yubedee, A. G. (1998). Role of polyphenol oxidase, peroxidase and total phenol content in differential resistance of Dioscorea species to Fusarium moniliforme. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 68(10): 644-646. {a} Dep. Biol. Sci., Rivers State Univ. Sci. Technol., Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, P.M.B. 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Treche, S. and E. T. Agbor (1996). Biochemical changes occurring during growth and storage of two yam species. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 47(2): 93-102. {a} Food Quality Control Lab., Centre Food Nutr. Res., IMPM, PO Box 6163, Yaounde, Cameroon

Fasidi, I. O. and N. O. Bakare (1995). Distribution of food reserves in Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax tubers during sprouting. Food Chemistry 52(4): 423-426. Dep. Botany Microbiol., Univ. Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Lape, I. M. and S. Treche (1994). Nutritional quality of yam (Dioscorea dumetorum and D. rotundata) flours for growing rats. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 66(4): 447-455. {a} Cent. Nutr., PO Box 6163, Yaounde, Cameroon

Nkala, D., S. Sibanda, et al. (1994). Isolation and properties of starch from wild yam from Zimbabwe. Starch 46(3): 85-88. {a} Chem. Dep., Univ. Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

Sreeramulu, N. (1994). Effect of maturity and endogenous auxin content on post-harvest sprouting in tubers of cluster yam (Dioscorea dumetorum Pax). Geobios Jodhpur 21(2): 113-116. Regional Coll. Educ., Mysore 570 006, India

Stephenson, G. R., R. D. Thomas, et al. (1992). An organoiron approach to the synthesis of dihydrodioscorine. Synlett(3): 247-248.

Iwu, M. M., C. O. Okunji, et al. (1990). Hypoglycemic activity of dioscoretine from tubers of Dioscorea dumetorum in normal and alloxan diabetic rabbits. Planta Medica 56(3): 264-267.

Igwilo, N. and O. O. Okoli (1988). Evaluation of yam cultivars for seed yam production, using the minisett technique. Field Crops Research 19(2): 81-90.

Zarroug, I. M. A., A. D. Nugud, et al. (1988). Evaluation of Sudanese plant extracts as mosquito larvicides. International Journal Of Crude Drug Research 26(2): 77-80.

Okoli, B. E. and B. O. Green (1987). Histochemical localization of calcium oxalate crystals in starch grains of yams (Dioscorea). Annals Of Botany 60(4): 391-394.

Ozo, O. N. and J. C. Caygill (1986). O-Dihydroxyphenol oxidase action on natural polyhydric phenolics and enzymic browning of edible yams. Journal Of The Science Of Food And Agriculture 37(3): 283-288.

Undie, A. S. and P. I. Akubue (1986). Pharmacological evaluation of Dioscorea dumetorum tuber used in traditional antidiabetic therapy. Journal Of Ethnopharmacology 15(2): 133-144.

Ozo, O. N. and J. C. Caygill (1985). Some characteristics and a comparison of the activities of o-dihydroxyphenol oxidase activity from five yam (Dioscorea spp.) species. Journal Of The Science Of Food And Agriculture 36(10): 973-979.

Sealy, L., S. Renaudin, et al. (1985). Ultrastructural study of yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) tuber as related to postharvest hardness. Food Microstructure 4(1): 173-181.

Malaurie, B., O. Pungu, et al. The creation of an in vitro germplasm collection of yam (Dioscorea spp.) for genetic resources preservation. Euphytica 65(2): 113-122. {a} Laboratoire des Ressources Genetique et d'Amelioration des Plantes Tropicales, Centre ORSTOM BP.5045-F. 34032, Montpellier Cedex 1, France

Index of botanical names:
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[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

Index of common names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

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