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100	1		_aThompson, Anthony Keith _4aut
245	1	0	_aYams: botany, production and uses _h[electronic resource] _cAnthony Keith Thompson, Lbok Oduro
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260			_aWallingford UK _bCABI _c2021
264		1	_aWallingford UK _bCABI _c2021
300			_a228pp.;
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
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490	1		_aBotany, Production and Uses
520			_aDioscorea 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.
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653	0	0	_aSpermatophyta
653	0	0	_aangiosperms
653	0	0	_aDioscorea
653	0	0	_auses
653	0	0	_aDioscoreaceae
653	0	0	_aplant morphology
653	0	0	_aplants
653	0	0	_ayams
653	0	0	_aeukaryotes
653	0	0	_ataxonomy
653	0	0	_aDioscoreales
653	0	0	_amonocotyledons
653	0	0	_aplant diseases
653	0	0	_acultivation
653	0	0	_apests
653	0	0	_achemical composition
653	0	0	_asystematics
653	0	0	_abotany
653	0	0	_aworldwide
653	0	0	_aplant pests
653	0	0	_acrop production
653	0	0	_aplant composition
653	0	0	_achemical constituents of plants
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700	1		_aOduro, Lbok _4aut
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781789249279
830		0	_aBotany, Production and Uses
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