TY - BOOK AU - Thompson,Anthony Keith AU - Oduro,Lbok TI - Yams: botany, production and uses T2 - Botany, Production and Uses SN - 9781789249286 PY - 2021/// CY - Wallingford UK PB - CABI KW - trade KW - Spermatophyta KW - angiosperms KW - Dioscorea KW - uses KW - Dioscoreaceae KW - plant morphology KW - plants KW - yams KW - eukaryotes KW - taxonomy KW - Dioscoreales KW - monocotyledons KW - plant diseases KW - cultivation KW - pests KW - chemical composition KW - systematics KW - botany KW - worldwide KW - plant pests KW - crop production KW - plant composition KW - chemical constituents of plants KW - storage KW - world N2 - Dioscorea species, commonly known as yams, are tuberous plants that constitute a major staple food in many parts of Africa, South East Asia, Latin America and the South Pacific. Yams are cultivated in about 50 mainly tropical countries, and the world annual production of edible tubers is around 73 million tonnes. This book evaluates the current state of knowledge about yams, and how this knowledge affects practices in production, cultivation and postharvest technology. Dioscorea is a diverse genus in terms of its geographical origin, domestication, morphology, chemistry and breeding. Therefore, besides concentrating on the dozen or so species that are used as major food crops, the book examines species that have limited commercial or domestic value at present, but have the potential in future to contribute to the production and utilization of this crop. This book:· Covers botany, taxonomy, composition, uses, cultivation, handling, storage, diseases, pests and production.· Describes the yam industry in the main producer countries, and around 100 of the most commonly grown species.· Reviews many Dioscorea species that may be developed in the future.It is an essential resource for researchers in horticulture, yam growers, breeders and postharvest technologists UR - https://cabi-prod.literatumonline.com/action/showBook?doi=10.1079%2F9781789249279.0000 ER -