Directory of Yam Resources

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Yam is a vegetable obtained from the root of plants of the genus Dioscorea. (Sweet potatoes are sometimes called yam, especially in the US, but are unrelated.)

Subcategories

• Pests and Diseases

Resources in This Category

• CGIAR: Research & Impact: Areas of Research: Yam

  http://www.cgiar.org/impact/research/yam.html
  Account of the importance and extent of cultivation of the crop today.

• Yam (vegetable) - Wikipedia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)
  Describes the main cultivated species, preparation, use, and cultural aspects.

• Yams: Dioscorea spp.

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MV153
  Notes on this crop, its uses, the species generally grown in Florida and their culture.

Related Categories

• Home > Science > Biology > Flora and Fauna > Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Liliopsida > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea

 

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