Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is a tropical tuber crop, primarily cultivated by small landholders in Asia. The crop is a versatile component of the agricultural systems; it has the capacity to produce a significant quantity of carbohydrates, and the protein and vitamin content enhances its value. Thus, it is cultivated in both wet and dry seasons, although yields are generally lower under d...

AIM The tuber of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Family-Araceae), commonly called suran or jimikand, has medicinal and food value. It is used in ethnomedicinal practices for correction of gastrointestinal disturbances such as constipation and hemorrhoids. The present study evaluated the effect of A. paeoniifolius tuber on gastrointestinal motor functions. MATERIALS AND METHODS The tuber was col...

in order to find the superior genotypes and high yielding potato varieties, the experiment was carried out on 33 introduced potato genotypes and varieties based on a complete randomized block design with four replications, in which a number of morphological characteristics were investigated. results of analysis of variance on the recorded traits revealed that the studied genotypes were signific...

Tuber and root crops virtually exclusively accumulate storage products in the form of carbohydrates. An exception is yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) in which tubers have the capacity to store starch and triacylglycerols (TAG) in roughly equal amounts. This suggests that a tuber crop can efficiently handle accumulation of energy dense oil. From a nutritional as well as economic aspect, it w...

Changes in sugar composition occur continuously plant tissues at different developmental stages. Tuber dormancy induction, stability, and breaking are very critical transitions yam crop production. Prolonged tuber after physiological maturity has constituted a great challenge genetic improvement productivity. In the present study, biochemical profiling of non-structural tubers during was perfor...

background and objectives: suitable tillage methods and planting cover crops are such factors in sustainable agricultural systems, which play an important role in the sustainability of agricultural production systems. minimum and no-tillage systems methods that leave instead of usually more than 30 percent of crop residue on the soil surface, are used to reduce soil erosion, improve soil physic...