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 …

Yam (Dioscorea sp.) is a major source of food for millions of people in tropical and sub-
tropical regions, especially in West and Central Africa where at least 60 million people …

Background Currently, balanced diet and healthy foods are attracting increasing attention
due to their great health-beneficial effects. The tuber of Dioscorea (yam) is both edible and …

Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are widely grown throughout the tropics. Three yam species
constitute the staple for more than 60 million people in five West African coastal countries …

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 …

Main conclusion The diversification of food crops can improve our diets and address the
effects of climate change, and in this context the orphan crop Chinese yam shows significant …

Dioscorea species, known as “Yams,” belong to family Dioscoreaceae. This genus consists
of more than 600 species distributed from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean's South America, and …

The genus Dioscorea belonging to the family Dioscoreaceae, commonly known as yam,
comprises of about 600 species distributed throughout the world, but mostly in tropical …

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 …