Dioscin has gained immense popularity as a natural, bioactive steroid saponin, which offers
numerous medical benefits. The growing global incidence of disease‐associated morbidity …

Diosgenin is a plant-derived secondary metabolite mainly present in the members of the
plant family Dioscoreaceae. It is a pharmaceutically important compound because of its anti …

Yams (Dioscorea species) are tuber crops that are grown in tropical regions of Africa, the
Caribbean, South America, Asia and South Pacific islands. It is an important food security …

Controlled pollinations were conducted to develop Dioscorea alata L. hybrids resistant to
anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc. Overall, 10,410 hand …

Wild yams (Dioscorea spp.) are important tuber crops used both as vegetable and medicine
by the tribal people of Koraput, India. There is deficiency of documented information on …

Conservation and sustainable management of lineages providing non‐timber forest
products are imperative under the current global biodiversity loss. Most non‐timber forest …

Quality attributes play a pivotal role in determining consumers' acceptance and market value
of food crops. Dioscorea alata is a major yam species for food security in tropical areas, but …

Rapa Nui is one of the smallest, most remote, and isolated landmasses in the world to have
already been settled when European explorers arrived in the eighteenth century. The first …

Dioscorea alata L. is one of the most widely grown and economically important yam species.
Hundreds of accessions are maintained ex situ in germplasm collections and have been …

Yams are clonally propagated crops, cultivated mainly for their starchy tubers. The genus
has a pantropical distribution encompassing species with variable ploidy levels. Greater and …