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Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is the common name for a monocotyledonous tuber-producing vine plant with several species (approximately 600)(Mondo et al., 2020). It is widely cultivated as a staple food in Africa, Asia, South America, the West Indies, and the Pacific Islands (Obidiegwu and Akpabio, 2017). Among the cultivated species, the white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) is popularly grown in West Africa, while the water yam (Dioscorea alata) has a global production outlook (Darkwa et al., 2020). Yam serves as a major source of food and income for many people along the yam value chain (Scott et al., 2000; Maikasuma and Ala, 2013; Agre et al., 2023). Yam has cultural, social, economic, and religious value in most African societies (Obidiegwu and Akpabio, 2017), as well as in most therapeutic potentials (Obidiegwu et al., 2020). Millions of