Review of empirical and emerging breeding methods and tools for yam (Dioscorea spp.) improvement: Status and prospects
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important tuber crop with tremendous potential as a functional
food in the tropics and subtropics. However, the crop has not shown progressive productivity …
food in the tropics and subtropics. However, the crop has not shown progressive productivity …
Dioscorea spp. (A Wild Edible Tuber): A Study on Its Ethnopharmacological Potential and Traditional Use by the Local People of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, India
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 …
excellent medicinal and nutritional properties. India is a harbor of biodiversity in general and …
[图书][B] Tropical root and tuber crops
V Lebot - 2019 - books.google.com
Root and tuber crops are important to agriculture, food security and income for 2.2 billion
people in developing countries. These species produce large quantities of dietary energy …
people in developing countries. These species produce large quantities of dietary energy …
The domestication syndrome in vegetatively propagated field crops
Background Vegetatively propagated crops are globally significant in terms of current
agricultural production, as well as for understanding the long-term history of early agriculture …
agricultural production, as well as for understanding the long-term history of early agriculture …
Genetics and breeding for climate change in Orphan crops
Climate change is rapidly changing how we live, what we eat and produce, the crops we
breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient …
breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient …
Biomolecular evidence for plant domestication in Sahul
V Lebot - Genetic resources and crop evolution, 1999 - Springer
The question of the introduction of domesticated plants from the Sunda plate (South-east
Asia) to Sahul (New Guinea, Australia and Tasmania) has been a subject of speculation and …
Asia) to Sahul (New Guinea, Australia and Tasmania) has been a subject of speculation and …
Early agriculture and plant domestication in New Guinea and Island Southeast Asia
T Denham - Current Anthropology, 2011 - journals.uchicago.edu
A multidimensional conceptual framework is advanced that characterizes early agriculture
as a subset of human-environment interactions. Three cross-articulating dimensions of …
as a subset of human-environment interactions. Three cross-articulating dimensions of …
Sweet potato
V Lebot - Root and tuber crops, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.(Convolvulaceae, Dicotyledons) produces storage roots
rich in carbohydrates and β-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, and its leaves are rich in …
rich in carbohydrates and β-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, and its leaves are rich in …
[图书][B] Ten thousand years of cultivation at Kuk Swamp in the highlands of Papua New Guinea (Terra Australis 46)
Kuk is a settlement at c. 1600 m altitude in the upper Wahgi Valley of the Western Highlands
Province of Papua New Guinea, near Mount Hagen, the provincial capital. The site forms …
Province of Papua New Guinea, near Mount Hagen, the provincial capital. The site forms …
Genetic Diversity of the Greater Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) and Relatedness to D. nummularia Lam. and D. transversa Br. as Revealed with AFLP Markers
R Malapa, G Arnau, JL Noyer, V Lebot - Genetic Resources and Crop …, 2005 - Springer
Amplified fragment length polymorphism markers were used to assess the genetic
relatedness between Dioscorea alata and nine other edible Dioscorea. These species …
relatedness between Dioscorea alata and nine other edible Dioscorea. These species …