The quest for a food secure and safe world has led to continuous effort toward improvements
of global food and health systems. While the developed countries seem to have these …

Food and nutritional security are the major concerns in many countries of the world and may
have potential to contribute to sustainable food systems under climate change. To address …

A number of wild crops remain unexplored in this world and among them some have
excellent medicinal and nutritional properties. India is a harbor of biodiversity in general and …

Wild yams (Dioscorea spp.) make a significant contribution to the diets and economic
welfare of tribal people of Koraput, India. However, there is a lack of information on the food …

The aim of this study was to characterize 43 genotypes from five yam species [Dioscorea
rotundata (Poir), Dioscorea alata (Linn), Dioscorea bulbifera (Linn), Dioscorea cayenensis …

Kunu is a millet-based, non-alcoholic, and non-carbonated energy beverage commonly
consumed in the northern part of Nigeria. The nutrients composition, antioxidant properties …

Using a sedimentation method, the extracted starch from Dioscorea hispida tuber was
characterized for their morphological, thermal and other physicochemical properties such as …

Meeting food and nutritional security needs for a growing population is a global
sustainability challenge due to the heavy reliance on a few cultivated crops for dietary …

The present investigation describes the efficacy of aromatic and synthetic cytokinins, which
influence the direct organogenesis, biochemical responses, and ex vitro and in vivo …

Objective: To investigate the in vitro antioxidant activity of tuber of Dioscorea alata L.
Method: Total phenolic content was estimated using the Folin-ciocalteau method. The …