Yams : Botany, Production and Uses / / Anthony Keith Thompson, Ibok Oduro

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910760488603321
• Autore: Thompson A. K (A. Keith)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : , : CAB International, , 2021; ©2021
• ISBN: 1-78924-928-7; 1-78924-929-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 recurs en línia (381 pàgines)
• Collana: Botany, Production and Uses Series
• Disciplina: 635/.23
• Soggetti: Tubercles; Llibres electrònics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Botany -- Composition and Uses -- Cultivation -- Storage -- Diseases and Pests -- Production -- Some Dioscorea species.
• Sommario/riassunto: Dioscorea species, commonly known as yam, are tuberous plants which constitute a major staple food in many parts of Africa, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. This book covers botany, taxonomy, composition and uses, cultivation, production, diseases and pests, and storage.