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Matsumoto, O. and N. Suyama (1997). Stable supply system of nursery plants in Dioscorea opposita Thumb. by simple methods of micropropergation, acclimatization and preservation. Bulletin of the Yamaguchi Agricultural Experiment Station 0A(48): 1-20. Yamaguchi Agric. Exp. Stn., Ouchi mihori, Yamaguchi shi, Yamaguchi ken, Japan

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Kwon, J. K., J. C. Kim, et al. (1996). Effects of net support on growth and yield in Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.). RDA Journal of Agricultural Science Upland and Industrial Crops 38(2): 149-157. {a} Pusan Hortic. Experiment Station, Natl. Yeongnam Agric. Experiment Stn., RDA, Pusan 618-300, South Korea

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Hang, Y. Y. (1994). Pharmacological experiments on lowering the blood sugar lipids level of rhizoma Dioscoreae. Journal of Plant Resources and Environment 3(4): 59-60. Inst. Bot., Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210014, China

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Jin, C. and G. Xu (1993). Multivariate quantitative correlation analysis of chemical constituent of peony root in different collecting seasons. China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 18(6): 333-334, 380-381. {a} Dep. Resourceol. Chinese Medicinal Materials, Heilongjiang Coll. Traditional Chinese Med., Harbin 150040

Kondo, N., Y. Shibano, et al. (1993). Studies on visual sensor for cucumber fruit detecting: 1. Experiments of fruit discrimination and recognition. Environment Control in Biology 31(2): 93-100. {a} Graduate Sch. Nat. Sci. Technol., Okayama Univ., Okayama 700, Japan

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Wang, S., J. Lu, et al. (1993). Effect of processing on phospholipid of Dioscorea opposita Thunb. China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 18(6): 340-341, 381. Nanjing Coll. Traditional Chinese Med. 210029

Xiao, G. (1993). Two new species of sawflies from China (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae). Forest Research 6(6): 618-620. The Res. Inst. For., CAF, Beijing 100091, China

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Hironaka, K., K. i. Ishibashi, et al. (1992). Effect of mucilage concentration on viscoelasticity of Chinese yam serum. Research Bulletin of Obihiro University Series I 17(4): 391-394. Dep. Bioresource Chem., Obihiro Univ. Agric. Veterinary Med., Obihiro 080, Japan

Koga, D., T. Hirata, et al. (1992). Induction patterns of chitinases in yam callus by inoculation with autoclaved Fusarium oxysporum, ethylene, and chitin and chitosan oligosaccharides. Bioscience Biotechnology And Biochemistry 56(2): 280-285.

Tanno, N., M. Takanashi, et al. (1992). Enzyme-amplified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for gibberellin A-4 based on the NAD-dependent redox cycle. Plant Growth Regulation 11(4): 391-396. {a} Dep. Biol., Fac. Sci., Yamagata Univ., Yamagata 990, Japan

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Yang, B. J. and L. S. Zhao (1992). A new species of Pratylenchus (Tylenchia: Pratylenchidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 17(2): 160-164. {a} Chinese Academy Forestry, China

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