Resources Tagged: Yam

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  1. Living Support Poles for Yams (Diascorea spp)

    1992-07-19 This process is being used by farmers near the University of Philippines at Los Baños. Fast-growing nitrogen-fixing trees such as leucaena, gliricidia or calliandra are planted ahead of time to shade out grasses. Yams are planted near the base of the tree after weeds are controlled. When the...
    Staking Trees Nitrogen Fixing Trees Yam Moringa Diascorea spp Pollarding

  2. Traditional Storage of Yams and Cassava and Its Improvement

    1993-01-01 Improvements to traditional storage systems for fresh yam tubers are possible. These must begin at the time of harvesting when tubers should be handled carefully so that uninjured tubers can be put into storage. Small technical improvments to keep away pests, to improve the climate in storage and...
    Yam Cassava

  3. Tropical Yams and Their Potential Part 1-6

    1974-01-01 This is the first of several Agriculture Handbooks in which the major species of yams are individually treated in order to bring the investigator as well as the agriculturalist up to date with respect to the status of these important plants.
    Tropical Agriculture Root Crops Yam Yams-Tropics

  4. Yams

    This book covers the agriculture and nutritive value of yams, and also their medicinal, economic and anthropological importance. It is intended to bring together the findings of recent research, hitherto almost inaccessible to the student, and to correct certain misconceptions which are presently...
    Yam Yams as Food

  5. The Yam: A Tropical Root Crop

    1983-01-01 Following a detailed examination of the morphology and anatomy of yams, the book looks in depth at the cultivation, classification, and marketing of the crop. The coverage given to each aspect of the production and structure of the yarm, of which there are approximately 600 species, is broad and...
    Root Crops Yam

  6. Tropical yams and their potential. Part 6, Minor cultivated dioscorea species

    1978-01-19 File: Download [PDF File] Author(s): Martin, Franklin W.,Degras, Lucien. Subject(s): Yams -- Tropics. Format: iii, 23 p. Coverage: tropics Language: English Publisher: Science and Education Administration, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in cooperation with Agency for International Development Year:...
    Yam Dioscorea

  7. Tropical yams and their potential. Part 4, Dioscorea rotundata and dioscorea cayenensis

    1977-01-19 File: Download [PDF File] Author(s): Martin, Franklin W.,Sadik, Sidki. Subject(s): Yams -- Tropics. Format: iv, 36 p. Coverage: tropics Language: English Publisher: Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in cooperation with Agency for International Development Year: 1977...
    Yam Dioscorea rotundata Dioscorea cayenensis

  8. Tropical yams and their potential. Part 5, Dioscorea trifida

    1978-01-19 File: Download [PDF File] Author(s): Martin, Franklin W.,Degras, Lucien. Subject(s): Yams. Format: iv, 26 p. Language: English Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Year: 1978 Series: USDA agriculture handbooks Rights: This item is authored by federal employees as part of their official duties...
    Yam Dioscorea trifida

  9. Tropical yams and their potential. Part 3, Dioscorea alata

    1976-01-19 File: Download [PDF File] Author(s): Martin, Franklin W. Subject(s): Yams. Format: ii, 40 p. Language: English Publisher: Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in cooperation with Agency for International Development Year: 1976 Series: USDA agriculture handbooks Rights: This...
    Yam Dioscorea alata

  10. Tropical yams and their potential. Part l, Discorea esculenta

    1974-01-19 File: Download [PDF File] Author(s): Martin, Franklin W. Subject(s): Yams. Format: iv, 18 p. Language: English Publisher: Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in cooperation with U.S. Agency for International Development Year: 1974 Series: USDA agriculture handbooks Rights:...
    Yam Discorea esculenta