This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Field trials were conducted in the forest zone of southern Nigeria on three soil series, gravelly loamy sand Ibadan soil (Oxic paleustalf), ...

THE yam, the tuber of various species of Dioscorea, is a staple food in the tropics and commonly cultivated, especially in India, Malaya and tropical Africa. The two volumes under notice, which ...

Increasing the yield of important crops such as yam is crucial to ensure food security and livelihood. However, unpredictable rainfall and higher temperatures have contributed to reduced yam harvests.

Potential medicinal uses for wild yam include the treatment of menopause symptoms, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and muscular cramps. Wild yam is a plant that people have used for centuries in ...

Wild yam is often used to treat menopausal hot flushes and menstrual cramps, but is there any evidence it works? [Image source: US Dept. of Conservation] Wild yam (Dioscorea villosa) was used for pain ...

In major yam-producing areas such as West Africa and the Caribbean, the tuber is traditionally grown using sticks as scaffolds for vine growth, which are traditionally cut from the forest, causing ...

Zanzibar (Pemba Island), Tuber is highly toxic and eating it raw or unprepared can lead to serious sickness, coma and death. To remove the poisonous compounds, it is cut into small pieces and boiled ...