World Checklist of Dioscoreales
World Checklist of Dioscoreales

Author: Rafaël Govaerts

Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 9781842462003

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Dioscoreales are a small but systematically and economically significant order of monocotyledons. The most diverse and important member is the yam genus, Dioscorea L., a source of dietary starch at macroeconomic to rural community levels. Other species of Dioscorea provided the chemical basis of corticosteroid drugs and oral contraceptives. Ally families comprise the unusual, largely achlorophyllous (heteromycotrophic) Burmanniaceae and the relatively unspecialised Nartheciaceae. The World Checklist of Dioscoreales lists all validly published names of yams and their allies, providing the source of their publication and indication of which names are currently accepted and which are synonyms, making it a standard nomenclatural reference for further research into this important family. The World Checklist of Dioscoreales: .Lists all names ever published .Lists all accepted species with their geographical distribution .Indicates full synonymy .Provides a single source guide to the correct names of all yams and their allies .Provides an invaluable reference for applied yam researchers, e.g. pathologists, geneticists, plant breeders, conservationists, foresters, ethnobotanists, ethnoarchaeologists and anthropologists

Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops
Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops

Author: P. Parvatha Reddy

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9788132223900

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This book is a compilation of information on insect/mite/vertebrate pests and fungal/bacterial/viral/mycoplasma/nematode diseases of tropical root and tuber crops such as cassava, sweet potato, yams, taro, Amorphophallus, yam bean and tannia. The book highlights the distribution, symptoms and damage, biology, survival and spread of each pest and describes management methods. It also sheds light on different eco-friendly pest management strategies including physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance and integrated methods. The book is written in a lucid style using easy-to-understand language and offers adoptable recommendations involving eco-friendly control measures. It serves as a useful reference source for policy makers, research and extension workers, practicing farmers and students. The material can also be used for teaching post graduate courses in state agricultural universities. .

Yam Nutrition
Yam Nutrition

Author: Jane Nancy O'Sullivan

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781921738005

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"This book draws together what is currently known about the mineral nutrition of yams. Most of the information on nutrient deficiencies and toxicities has not been published elsewhere. It is intended as a useful reference for agronomists and extension personnel, and also researchers." --Website.

Neglected Crops
Neglected Crops

Author: J. Esteban Hernández Bermejo

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9789251032176

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About neglected crops of the American continent. Published in collaboration with the Botanical Garden of Cord�ba (Spain) as part of the Etnobot�nica92 Programme (Andalusia, 1992)

Plant Genetic Resources of Ethiopia
Plant Genetic Resources of Ethiopia

Author: Jan Engels

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1991-03-21

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780521384568

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One of the world centers of crop evolution and origin, Ethiopia has long been recognized as an important area of diversity for several major and various minor crops. Based on an international conference held in Addis Ababa, this book describes how plant genetic diversity in Ethiopia is of vital importance in breeding new varieties of crops with desirable characteristics, such as increased resistance to pests and diseases and greater adaptation to heat and drought. The three main sections in the book consider the Ethiopian center of diversity, germ plasm or genetic material collection and conservation in Ethiopia, and the evaluation and utilization of Ethiopian genetic resources. A broad range of food and feed crops and plants of medicinal and industrial importance are discussed, both at a national and international level. A brief account of conservation strategies and gene bank problems unique to Ethiopia is also given. The importance of Ethiopia's plant genetic resources to world agriculture has been demonstrated on more than one occasion. Plant breeders, geneticists, and botanists throughout the world will, therefore, find this unique book a valuable source of information and an essential reference work.