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Dioscorea rotundata

Known as: Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata, Dioscorea rotundata Poir., Guinea yam 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Current status and spatial analysis of Guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis Lam . -D. rotundata Poir. complex) diversity in Benin
Abstract Guinea yam ( Dioscorea cayenensis - Dioscorea rotundata complex) is one of the most important root and tuber crops… 
2008
2008
Effects of calcium chloride on metabolism of salt-stressed Dioscorea rotundata
In a pot culture experiment, the effect of calcium chloride (CaCl2) as an ameliorating agent on sodium chloride (NaCl) stress was… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Traditional Preparations and Uses of Maize in Nigeria
Maize is a cereal plant that produces grains that can be cooked, roasted, fried, ground, pounded or crushed to prepare various… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Genetic Diversity of the Greater Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) and Relatedness to D. nummularia Lam. and D. transversa Br. as Revealed with AFLP Markers
Amplified fragment length polymorphism markers were used to assess the genetic relatedness between Dioscorea alata and nine other… 
2005
2005
Nesting biology of four Tetrapedia species in trap-nests (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Tetrapediini).
The nests used in this study were obtained from trap-nests (tubes of cardboard and cut bamboo stems) placed on Santa Carlota Farm… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Yam (Dioscorea ssp.) domestication by the Nago and Fon ethnic groups in Benin
Guinea yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata complex; D. rotundata Poir. and D. cayenensis Lam.) have been described as resulting… 
2000
2000
Using isozyme polymorphism to assess genetic variation within cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex) of the Republic of Benin
Four hundred and sixty-seven accessions of cultivated Guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundatacomplex) collected from… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Morphological diversity, cultivar groups and possible descent in the cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata) complex in Benin Republic
A better knowledge of traditional cultivars is a prerequisite to overcoming the various constraints of yam production in Benin… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Analysis of antidiarrhoeic effect of plants used in popular medicine.
People customarily use the extracts of plants known to have antidiarrhoeal effects without any scientific base to explain the… 
1983
1983
Root-Knot Nematode Damage to Dioscorea rotundata
No significant differences were observed Atu, U. G., Odurukwe, S. 0., and Ogbuji, R. 0. 1983. Root-knot nematode damage to… 
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