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Kouassi KN, Kouadio YH, Kouassi KB, N'Dri YD, Amani NG. Impacts of storage practices on the physical, culinary and sensory quality of Kponan yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) from Côte d'Ivoire during storage. J Sci Food Agric 2024; 104:2023-2029. [PMID: 37919817 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Kponan is the most popular yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) variety in Côte d'Ivoire. Unfortunately, losses due to rotting during storage do not ensure a regular supply to markets. This study aimed to identify the impacts of cultivation and storage practices in the main production areas on physical, cooking and sensory characteristics of Kponan. To this end, yams grown in Bondoukou were stored in straw huts, those grown in Bouna in pits and those grown in Kouassi-Kouassikro in the open air, according to the practices of each producer. RESULTS Findings showed that yams grown in Kouassi-Kouassikro and stored in the open air recorded the highest rot rate (58.09%) compared to the rot rate of yams grown and stored in pits in Bouna (26.67%) and those grown and stored in straw huts in Bondoukou (53.34%). However, the weight losses were respectively 10.47% (Bouna), 28.57% (Kouassi-Kouassikro) and 36.19% (Bondoukou). Loss rates varied significantly from 43.80% (pits) to 100% (huts and open air). Furthermore, the browning indices were higher for yams grown in Kouassi-Kouassikro and freshly harvested (26.09) compared to the browning index recorded for yams grown and freshly harvested in Bouna (23.43) and in Bondoukou (24.73). Concerning the hardness of yams, it decreased during storage for yams grown and stored in pits in Bouna (38.94 to 25.20 N) and for those grown and stored in straw huts in Bondoukou (39. 39 to 26.42 N). CONCLUSION The shelf life and culinary and sensory characteristics of Kponan depend on the cultivation and storage practices of each producer. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Kouakou Nestor Kouassi
- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry and Technology of Tropical Products, Department of Foods Science and Technologies, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry and Technology of Tropical Products, Department of Foods Science and Technologies, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry and Technology of Tropical Products, Department of Foods Science and Technologies, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry and Technology of Tropical Products, Department of Foods Science and Technologies, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry and Technology of Tropical Products, Department of Foods Science and Technologies, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Krüger D, Weng A, Baecker D. Development and Application of an Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Based Method to Quantify Magnesium in Leaves of Dioscorea polystachya. Molecules 2023; 29:109. [PMID: 38202692 PMCID: PMC10780132 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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The Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya, DP) is known for the nutritional value of its tuber. Nevertheless, DP also has promising pharmacological properties. Compared with the tuber, the leaves of DP are still very little studied. However, it may be possible to draw conclusions about the plant quality based on the coloration of the leaves. Magnesium, as a component of chlorophyll, seems to play a role. Therefore, the aim of this research work was to develop an atomic absorption spectrometry-based method for the analysis of magnesium (285.2125 nm) in leaf extracts of DP following the graphite furnace sub-technique. The optimization of the pyrolysis and atomization temperatures resulted in 1500 °C and 1800 °C, respectively. The general presence of flavonoids in the extracts was detected and could explain the high pyrolysis temperature due to the potential complexation of magnesium. The elaborated method had linearity in a range of 1-10 µg L-1 (R2 = 0.9975). The limits of detection and quantification amounted to 0.23 µg L-1 and 2.00 µg L-1, respectively. The characteristic mass was 0.027 pg, and the recovery was 96.7-102.0%. Finally, the method was applied to extracts prepared from differently colored leaves of DP. Similar magnesium contents were obtained for extracts made of dried and fresh leaves. It is often assumed that the yellowing of the leaves is associated with reduced magnesium content. However, the results indicated that yellow leaves are not due to lower magnesium levels. This stimulates the future analysis of DP leaves considering other essential minerals such as molybdenum or manganese.
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- David Krüger
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Straße 2+4, 14195 Berlin, Germany;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Straße 2+4, 14195 Berlin, Germany;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Straße 2+4, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Okoye B, Ofoeze M, Ejechi M, Onwuka S, Nwafor S, Onyemauwa N, Ukeje B, Eluagu C, Obidiegwu J, Olaosebikan O, Madu T. Prioritizing preferred traits in the yam value chain in Nigeria: a gender situation analysis. Front Sociol 2023; 8:1232626. [PMID: 38024787 PMCID: PMC10679750 DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1232626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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This study describes what did and did not work in the prioritization of preferred traits within the value chain of yam and associated food products (boiled and pounded yam) in Nigeria. Demand-led breeding protocols have enhanced participatory methods along gender lines to increase the clarity of information on the yam traits preferred by farmers and other end users. Drawing on the experience of the cross-cutting gender team at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, and partners, this study documents the successes and constraints in the use of gender-inclusive approaches for effective breeding. Methods in our gender studies involve critical assessment of the distinction between quantitative and qualitative research, with particular attention to measurement. Various techniques for data collection, such as interviews, observation, and archival studies, are assessed to locate their potential for constructing successful research projects. The methods used include participatory varietal selection, participatory plant breeding, focused discussions with farmer groups, value chain mapping, G+ tools, trait preferences (processing and consumption), triangulation of multi-disciplinary datasets, and social survey research. Yam production in southeast Nigeria is dominated by men, while women are the main processors. Gendered power play, access to resources, and decision-making have been found to constrain women's participation in yam production (and in yam research). Sex disaggregation was applied within the value chain studies to capture the complementarity and differences in the perceptions of women and men. The methods used facilitated the development and release to farmers in 2023 of three improved yam varieties with consumer-preferred characteristics such as high yield, high dry matter content, white tubers, and good boiling and pounding capability. The success stories also show that effective communication and cooperation within the gender cross-cutting team and farmer groups are important for better results. When gender specialists, food scientists, and breeders work together, innovations are created, challenges are overcome, and information is shared.
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- Benjamin Okoye
- National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria
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Festus RO, Seal SE, Prempeh R, Quain MD, Silva G. Improved Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) for the Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Yam mosaic virus. Viruses 2023; 15:1592. [PMID: 37515278 PMCID: PMC10383231 DOI: 10.3390/v15071592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Yam (Dioscorea spp.) productivity is constrained significantly by the lack of a formal seed system. Vegetative propagation, through tuber setts as 'seed' yams, encourages the recycling of virus-infected planting materials, contributing to high virus incidence and yield losses. Efforts are ongoing to increase the production of high-quality seed yams in a formal seed system to reduce virus-induced yield losses and enhance the crop's productivity and food security. Specific and sensitive diagnostic tests are imperative to prevent the multiplication of virus-infected materials contributing to a sustainable seed yam certification system. During routine indexing of yam accessions, discrepancies were observed between the results obtained from the reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) test and those from reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR); RT-LAMP failed to detect Yam mosaic virus (YMV) in some samples that tested positive by RT-PCR. This prompted the design of a new set of LAMP primers, YMV1-OPT primers. These primers detected as little as 0.1 fg/µL of purified RNA obtained from a YMV-infected plant, a sensitivity equivalent to that obtained with RT-PCR. RT-LAMP using YMV1-OPT primers is recommended for all future virus-indexing of seed yams for YMV, offering a rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective approach.
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- Ruth O Festus
- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
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- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute, Fumesua, Kumasi P.O. Box 3785, Ghana
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- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute, Fumesua, Kumasi P.O. Box 3785, Ghana
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
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Rinaldo D, Rolland-Sabaté A, Lange D, Pétro D. Varietal and environmental influences on organoleptic and cooking quality of water yam (Dioscorea alata) landraces. J Sci Food Agric 2023. [PMID: 37471517 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Yam is a major staple food that provides both energy (starch) and bioactive compounds. However, there is a lack of knowledge on its cooking quality. We have determined the cooking quality of five varieties of water yam (among those most appreciated by consumers), when they were steamed or boiled. The yams were grown in two contrasting locations with regard to pedoclimatic conditions. RESULTS Ratio of length to mean circumference of the tuber, difficulty to peel, cooking time, color attributes, hardness of steamed pulp, and dry matter (DM) and starch contents significantly varied among varieties. Cooking time and hardness of the cooked pulp, either steamed or boiled, were higher for tubers grown at the drier location, with vertisols, than at the rainy one, with a ferralitic soil. The raw pulp was richer in starch at the rainy location. We found no correlation between either textural properties or DM and the cooking time. A slight (r = 0.44) but significant correlation was recorded between the DM of the raw pulp and the hardness of the steamed product. CONCLUSION We propose a comprehensive multicriteria approach for determination of yam cooking quality, textural properties, color attributes and chemical composition, along with varietal and environmental influences. This approach takes into consideration the complexity of food quality, allows a better understanding of its determinants and provides a basis for useful guidelines for breeders. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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Cao TQ, Hahn D. Quantification of Allantoin in Yams ( Dioscorea sp.) Using a 1H NMR Spectroscopic Method. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 33:662-667. [PMID: 37248205 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2301.01009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Allantoin is an abundant component of yams and has been known as a skin protectant due to its pharmacological activities. In previous methods for allantoin determination using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), the separation was unsatisfactory. We herein developed a 1H quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance (qNMR) method for quantification of allantoin in the flesh and peel of yams. The method was carried out based on the relative ratio of signals integration of allantoin to a certain amount of the internal standard dimethyl sulfone (DMSO2) and validated in terms of specificity, linearity (range 62.5-2000 μg/ml), sensitivity (limit of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) 4.63 and 14.03 μg/ml, respectively), precision (RSD% 0.02-0.26), and recovery (86.35-92.11%). The method was then applied for the evaluation of allantoin in flesh and peel extracts of four different yams cultivated in Korea.
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- Thao Quyen Cao
- Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
- School of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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Severiche-Castro J, Wilches Diaz G, Combariza Montañez AF, de Almeida Oliveira MG, Rosado Mercado W. Structural analysis and inhibition capacity of dioscorin protein yam: Theoretical study by molecular docking and dynamic simulations. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 2023:e22025. [PMID: 37199037 DOI: 10.1002/arch.22025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Proteases such as trypsins in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda are responsible for breaking down dietary proteins into amino acids necessary for insect growth and development. In this study, we characterized the insecticidal potential of dioscorin, the storage protein of yam (Dioscorea alata), using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations to determine the interactions between trypsin enzymes and the protein inhibitor dioscorin. To achieve this, we used the three-dimensional structures of the trypsin-like digestive enzymes of S. frugiperda, a pest of corn and cotton, as receptors or target molecules. We performed protein-protein docking using Cluspro software, estimation of the binding free energy, and information on the dynamic and time-dependent behavior of dioscorin-trypsin complexes using the NAMD package. Our computational analysis showed that dioscorin can bind to the digestive trypsins of S. frugiperda, as confirmed by the affinity energy values (-1022.4 to -1236.9), stability of the complexes during the simulation trajectory, and binding free energy values between -57.3 and -66.9 kcal/mol. Additionally, dioscorin uses two reactive sites to bind trypsin, but the largest contribution to the interaction energy is made by amino acid residues between amino acid backbone positions 8-14 by hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic, and Van der Waals (VdW) interactions. VdW is the energy that makes the greatest contribution to the binding energy. Collectively, our findings demonstrate, for the first time, the binding capacity of the yam protein dioscorin to the digestive trypsin of S. frugiperda. These promising results suggest a possible bioinsecticide action of dioscorin.
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- José Severiche-Castro
- Departamento de Física, Grupo Interdisciplinar de Física Teórica y Aplicada (GIFTA), Universidad de Sucre, Sincelejo, Colombia
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- Departamento de Física, Grupo Interdisciplinar de Física Teórica y Aplicada (GIFTA), Universidad de Sucre, Sincelejo, Colombia
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- Departamento de Biología, Grupo de investigación de Molelamiento Molecular y Simulación computacional (IN SILICO), Universidad de Sucre, Sincelejo, Colombia
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- Departamento de Física, Grupo Interdisciplinar de Física Teórica y Aplicada (GIFTA), Universidad de Sucre, Sincelejo, Colombia
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Effah-Manu L, Wireko-Manu FD, Agbenorhevi JK, Maziya-Dixon B, Oduro IN. Gender-Disaggregated Consumer Testing and Descriptive Sensory Analysis of Local and New Yam Varieties. Foods 2023; 12:foods12030537. [PMID: 36766066 PMCID: PMC9914015 DOI: 10.3390/foods12030537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Gender-disaggregated sensory evaluation has become an essential element that could enhance breeding activities by increasing the adoption of new varieties. The effect of age, sex and geographical location on descriptor preferences for boiled and pounded yam were studied using descriptive and consumer testing. Attributes with definitions and measurement scales were used to generate lexicons for boiled and pounded yam. Analytical tools employed for the inferential statistics were the independent t-test, analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney test and relative importance index (RII). Descriptive testing showed that all the D. rotundata varieties were good for boiling and pounding. The D. alata varieties afase soanyinto and afase biri were most liked, while afase pa and ahodenfo were disliked. Age had no significant effect on descriptor preferences. Being a female or male, however, influenced preferences for pounded yam descriptors such as mouldability, lumpiness and colour. The RII for the D. rotundata varieties (0.22-0.28) showed that they are all good varieties for boiling and pounding. The local D. alata varieties were still highly acceptable compared the new CRI varieties due to the aroma. Rural consumers preferred all the descriptors of boiled D. rotundata than urban consumers, whereas urban consumers liked the pounded yam varieties better than the rural consumers. Availability of the new yam varieties on local markets could therefore increase consumption and improve adoption.
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- Liticia Effah-Manu
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Ho Technical University, Ho P.O. Box HP 217, Ghana
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB KNUST, Kumasi AK-039-5028, Ghana
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB KNUST, Kumasi AK-039-5028, Ghana
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- Postharvest and Nutrition Laboratory, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), PMB 5320, Ibadan 200001, Nigeria
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB KNUST, Kumasi AK-039-5028, Ghana
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Zhou S, Zhou Y, Li C, Wu W, Xu Y, Xia W, Huang D, Huang X. Identification and genomic analyses of a novel endophytic actinobacterium Streptomyces endophytica sp. nov. with potential for biocontrol of yam anthracnose. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1139456. [PMID: 37082180 PMCID: PMC10111032 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1139456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is one of the devastating diseases of yams (Dioscorea sp.) worldwide. In this study, we aimed to isolate endophytic actinobacteria from yam plants and to evaluate their potential for the control of yam anthracnose based on bioassays and genomic analyses. A total of 116 endophytic actinomycete strains were isolated from the surface-sterilized yam tissues from a yam orchard in Hainan Province, China. In total, 23 isolates showed antagonistic activity against C. gloeosporioides. An endophytic actinomycete, designated HNM0140T, which exhibited strong antifungal activities, multiple biocontrol, and plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits was subsequently selected to colonize in the tissue-cultured seedlings of yam and was tested for its in vivo biocontrol potential on yam anthracnose. The results showed that treatment with strain HNM0140T markedly reduced the severity and incidence of yam anthracnose under greenhouse conditions. Morphological and chemotaxonomic analyses showed that strain HNM0140T was assigned to the genus Streptomyces. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain HNM0140T formed a separate cluster together with Streptomyces lydicus ATCC 25470T (99.45%), Streptomyces chattanoogensis NRRL ISP-5002T (99.45%), and Streptomyces kronopolitis NEAU-ML8T (98.97%). The phylogenomic tree also showed that strain HNM0140T stably clustered with Streptomyces lydicus ATCC 25470T. The ANI and dDDH between strain HNM0140T and its closest related-type species were well below the recommended thresholds for species demarcation. Hence, based on the phylogenetic, genomic, and phenotypic analyses, strain HNM0140T should represent a new streptomycete species named Streptomyces endophytica sp. nov. Genomic analysis revealed that strain HNM0140T harbored 18 putative BGCs for secondary metabolites, some PGP-related genes, and several genes coding for antifungal enzymes. The presented results indicated that strain HNM0140T was a promising biocontrol agent for yam anthracnose.
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- Shuangqing Zhou
- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaolong Huang
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Zhao L, Zhang Y, Shao Y, Xing L, Ge M, Huo X. Overexpression of DoBAM1 from Yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) Enhances Cold Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13. [PMID: 36553563 DOI: 10.3390/genes13122296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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β-amylase (BAM) plays an important role in plant development and response to abiotic stresses. In this study, 5 DoBAM members were identified in yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.). A novel β-amylase gene BAM1, (named DoBAM1), was isolated from yam varieties Bikeqi and Dahechangyu. The open reading frame (ORF) of DoBAM1 is 2806 bp and encodes 543 amino acids. Subcellular localization analysis indicates that DoBAM1 localizes to the cell membrane and cytoplasm. In the yam variety Dahechangyu, the starch content, β-amylase activity, and expression of DoBAM1 were characterized and found to all be higher than in Bikeqi. DoBAM1 overexpression in tobacco is shown to promote the accumulation of soluble sugar and chlorophyll content and to increase the activities of peroxidase (POD), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and β-amylase. Under cold treatment, we observed the induced upregulation of DoBAM1 and lower starch content and malondialdehyde (MDA) accumulation than in WT plants. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that DoBAM1 overexpression plays an advanced role in cold tolerance, at least in part by raising the levels of soluble sugars that are capable of acting as osmolytes or antioxidants.
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Kim H, Cao TQ, Yeo CE, Shin SH, Kim H, Hong DH, Hahn D. Development and Validation of Quantitative Analysis Method for Phenanthrenes in Peels of the Dioscorea Genus. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 32:976-981. [PMID: 35879304 PMCID: PMC9628958 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2206.06037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Phenanthrenes are bioactive phenolic compounds found in genus Dioscorea, in which they are distributed more in peel than in flesh. Recent studies on phenanthrenes from Dioscorea sp. peels have revealed the potential for valuable biomaterials. Herein, an analytical method using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for quantitation of bioactive phenanthrenes was developed and validated. The calibration curves were obtained using the phenanthrenes (1-3) previously isolated from Dioscorea batatas concentrations in the range of 0.625-20.00 μg/ml with a satisfactory coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.999. The limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantification (LOQ) values of the isolated phenanthrenes ranged from 0.78-0.89 and 2.38-2.71 μg/ml, respectively. The intraday and interday precision ranged from 0.25-7.58%. The recoveries of the isolated phenanthrenes were from 95 to 100% at concentrations of 1.25, 2.5, and 5.0 μg/ml. Additionally, phenanthrenes (1-3) were found in all investigated peel extracts. Hence, the developed method was encouraging for the quantitative analysis of phenanthrenes in genus Dioscorea.
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- Hunseong Kim
- School of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Coastal Agriculture Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- School of Bio-Industrial Machinery Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea,Corresponding authors D.H. Hong Phone: +82-53-950-5790 Fax: +82-53-950-6780 E-mail:
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- School of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea,Coastal Agriculture Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea,Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea,
D. Hahn Phone: +82-53-950-5756 Fax: +82-53-950-6750 E-mail:
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Zhang J, Hao Y, Liu J, Xie X, Xu W. Green Crop Yam-Derived Carbons: Off-Plane Active Sites for Oxygen Electroreduction Identified by First-Principles. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:30889-30900. [PMID: 35761177 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c07027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Plant-derived nonprecious metal catalysts are considered one of the promising candidates of platinum for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In this work, the typical microscopic morphology of fresh green crop yam is first detected by cryoscanning electronic microscopy. Using the green and widely sourced yam with spherical starch in nature as a precursor, well-defined spherical carbons are prepared via hypersaline-assisted hydrothermal carbonization and NH3activation, featuring a high heteroatom doping level and a hierarchical porous structure. Experimental results and density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that diverse off-plane Fe-Nx-Cy ensembles on the spherical carbons trigger the high performance that exceeds state-of-art Pt/C and most reported carbon catalysts toward ORR in a KOH solution. The increased charge density and the bond length of Fe coordinated in the sites should be responsible for the significantly improved property. The easily editing of off-plane active sites from the simple carbon morphology may shed light on optimizing nonprecious carbons as next-generation catalysts for ORR.
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- Jingyan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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Silva G, Bömer M, Turaki AA, Nkere CK, Kumar PL, Seal SE. Homing in on Endogenous Badnaviral Elements: Development of Multiplex PCR-DGGE for Detection and Rapid Identification of Badnavirus Sequences in Yam Germplasm. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:846989. [PMID: 35620696 PMCID: PMC9127665 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.846989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Viruses of the genus Badnavirus (family Caulimoviridae) are double-stranded DNA-reverse transcribing (dsDNA-RT) plant viruses and have emerged as serious pathogens of tropical and temperate crops globally. Endogenous badnaviral sequences are found integrated in the genomes of several economically important plant species. Infection due to activation of replication-competent integrated copies of the genera Badnavirus, Petuvirus and Cavemovirus has been described. Such endogenous badnaviral elements pose challenges to the development of nucleic acid-based diagnostic methods for episomal virus infections and decisions on health certification for international movement of germplasm and seed. One major food security crop affected is yam (Dioscorea spp.). A diverse range of Dioscorea bacilliform viruses (DBVs), and endogenous DBV (eDBV) sequences have been found to be widespread in yams cultivated in West Africa and other parts of the world. This study outlines the development of multiplex PCR-dependent denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) to assist in the detection and analysis of eDBVs, through the example of analysing yam germplasm from Nigeria and Ghana. Primers targeting the three most prevalent DBV monophyletic species groups in West Africa were designed to improve DGGE resolution of complex eDBV sequence fingerprints. Multiplex PCR-DGGE with the addition of a tailor-made DGGE sequence marker enables rapid comparison of endogenous badnaviral sequence diversity across germplasm, as illustrated in this study for eDBV diversity in yam.
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- Gonçalo Silva
- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, United Kingdom
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, United Kingdom
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- Kebbi State University of Science and Technology Aliero, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria
- Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology (CPEB), University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
- National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Nigeria
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, United Kingdom
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Wang D, Niu SB, Xu HS, Zhao WP, Yang XZ, Li WC, Ma WQ, Sun ZM. [Status of soil fertility, nutrient balance, and environmental risk assessment in yam production of North China Plain]. Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 2021; 32:2818-2828. [PMID: 34664455 DOI: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202108.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Taking the main production area of yam in North China Plain as the research area, we analyzed the status of soil fertility and fertilizer application in yam production through field investigation and tracking monitoring, examined soil nutrient balance using the input-output model of nutrients in agricultural system, and assessed the environmental risks in the yam planting system. The results showed that: 1) the contents of soil organic matter and total N were extremely low, and the contents of available P and available Zn were both low; both nitrate and available Cu contents were at the middle level, the contents of soil slowly available K, available S, and exchangeable Ca and Mg were all extremely high, the contents of available K, available Fe, and available Mn were all at high level; 2) The nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P2O5), and potassium (K2O) inputs were 575-943 kg·hm-2, 341-981 kg·hm-2, and 655-1219 kg·hm-2 during the whole growth period of yam, with chemical fertilizer accounting for 83.0%, 88.6%, and 91.3%, respectively; The input imbalance between organic and inorganic fertilizer, as well as the excessive nutrients input were prominent; 3) The surplus rate of soil nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium reached 271.14 kg·hm-2, 466.34 kg·hm-2, and 739.97 kg·hm-2, with corresponding surplus ratio of 48.7%, 258.1%, and 324.5%, respectively, which all exceeded the environmental safety threshold and were classified as moderate risk, severe risk, and severe risk, respectively. The overall environmental risk caused by chemical fertilizer application in yam production had reached severe risk level.
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- Dong Wang
- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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Ntui VO, Uyoh EA, Ita EE, Markson AA, Tripathi JN, Okon NI, Akpan MO, Phillip JO, Brisibe EA, Ene‐Obong EE, Tripathi L. Strategies to combat the problem of yam anthracnose disease: Status and prospects. Mol Plant Pathol 2021; 22:1302-1314. [PMID: 34275185 PMCID: PMC8435233 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Yam (Dioscorea spp.) anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum alatae, is the most devastating fungal disease of yam in West Africa, leading to 50%-90% of tuber yield losses in severe cases. In some instances, plants die without producing any tubers or each shoot may produce several small tubers before it dies if the disease strikes early. C. alatae affects all parts of the yam plant at all stages of development, including leaves, stems, tubers, and seeds of yams, and it is highly prevalent in the yam belt region and other yam-producing countries in the world. Traditional methods adopted by farmers to control the disease have not been very successful. Fungicides have also failed to provide long-lasting control. Although conventional breeding and genomics-assisted breeding have been used to develop some level of resistance to anthracnose in Dioscorea alata, the appearance of new and more virulent strains makes the development of improved varieties with broad-spectrum and durable resistance critical. These shortcomings, coupled with interspecific incompatibility, dioecy, polyploidy, poor flowering, and the long breeding cycle of the crop, have prompted researchers to explore biotechnological techniques to complement conventional breeding to speed up crop improvement. Modern biotechnological tools have the potential of producing fungus-resistant cultivars, thereby bypassing the natural bottlenecks of traditional breeding. This article reviews the existing biotechnological strategies and proposes several approaches that could be adopted to develop anthracnose-resistant yam varieties for improved food security in West Africa.
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- Valentine Otang Ntui
- Department of Genetics and BiotechnologyUniversity of CalabarCalabarNigeria
- International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNairobiKenya
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- Department of Genetics and BiotechnologyUniversity of CalabarCalabarNigeria
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- Department of Genetics and BiotechnologyUniversity of CalabarCalabarNigeria
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- Department of Genetics and BiotechnologyUniversity of CalabarCalabarNigeria
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- Department of Genetics and BiotechnologyUniversity of CalabarCalabarNigeria
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- International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNairobiKenya
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Herpell JB, Vanwijnsberghe S, Peeters C, Schindler F, Fragner L, Bejtović M, Weckwerth W, Vandamme P. Paraburkholderia dioscoreae sp. nov., a novel plant associated growth promotor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:004969. [PMID: 34542391 PMCID: PMC8549267 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A novel bacterium, designated strain Msb3T, was recently isolated from leaves of the yam family plant Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae). Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that this strain belonged to the genus Paraburkholderia with Paraburkholderia xenovorans as nearest validly named neighbour taxon (99.3 % sequence similarity towards the P. xenovorans type strain). Earlier genome sequence analysis revealed a genome of 8.35 Mb in size with a G+C content of 62.5 mol%, which was distributed over two chromosomes and three plasmids. Here, we confirm that strain Msb3T represents a novel Paraburkholderia species. In silico DNA-DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity (OrthoANIu) analyses towards P. xenovorans LB400T yielded 58.4 % dDDH and 94.5 % orthoANIu. Phenotypic and metabolic characterization revealed growth at 15 °C on tryptic soy agar, growth in the presence of 1 % NaCl and the lack of assimilation of phenylacetic acid as distinctive features. Together, these data demonstrate that strain Msb3T represents a novel species of the genus Paraburkholderia, for which we propose the name Paraburkholderia dioscoreae sp. nov. The type strain is Msb3T (=LMG 31881T, DSM 111632T, CECT 30342T).
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- Johannes B. Herpell
- Molecular Systems Biology Division (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Molecular Systems Biology Division (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology Division (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME), University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology Division (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology Division (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME), University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Kim MJ, Son SY, Jeon SG, Kim JG, Lee CH. Metabolite Profiling of Dioscorea ( Yam) Leaves to Identify Bioactive Compounds Reveals Their Potential as Renewable Resources. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:plants10081751. [PMID: 34451796 PMCID: PMC8399132 DOI: 10.3390/plants10081751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are cultivated and consumed as edible tubers, while their leaves are discarded as waste or burned with negative environmental impact. Herein, the metabolites of two yam species (Danma, DAN; Dunggeunma, DUN), harvested in June, July, and August, were profiled using GC-TOF-MS and UHPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS/MS and the antioxidant activity of the extracts was evaluated to stimulate the utilization of yam leaves as a by-product. We observed that the relative levels of amino acids, organic acids, sugars, and saponins decreased linearly with prolonged harvest time, while fatty acid, phenanthrene, and flavonoid levels gradually increased. Furthermore, the leaf extracts obtained in August exhibited the highest antioxidant activity. To determine the antioxidant-contributing metabolites, OPLS-DA was performed for the leaf metabolites of DAN and DUN leaves harvested in August. Hydroxytyrosol-glucoside, apigenin-rhamnoside, and rutin were more abundant in DUN, while luteolin, phenanthrene derivatives, epicatechin, and kaempferide were relatively higher in DAN and their respective metabolites were positively correlated with the antioxidant activity. Moreover, secondary metabolites were more abundant in the leaves than in the roots, and consequently, the antioxidant activity of the former was also higher. Overall, the potential value of yam leaves as a renewable source of bioactive compounds is proposed.
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- Min-Ji Kim
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (M.-J.K.); (S.-Y.S.)
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (M.-J.K.); (S.-Y.S.)
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- Insititute for Bioresources Research, Gyeongsangbuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Andong 36614, Korea;
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- Genomics Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.-G.K.); (C.-H.L.); Tel.: +82-2-2049-6177 (C.-H.L.)
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (M.-J.K.); (S.-Y.S.)
- Research Institute for Bioactive-Metabolome Network, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
- MetaMass Co. Ltd., Seoul 05029, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.-G.K.); (C.-H.L.); Tel.: +82-2-2049-6177 (C.-H.L.)
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Danneels B, Viruel J, Mcgrath K, Janssens SB, Wales N, Wilkin P, Carlier A. Patterns of transmission and horizontal gene transfer in the Dioscorea sansibarensis leaf symbiosis revealed by whole-genome sequencing. Curr Biol 2021; 31:2666-2673.e4. [PMID: 33852872 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Leaves of the wild yam species Dioscorea sansibarensis display prominent forerunner or "drip" tips filled with extracellular bacteria of the species Orrella dioscoreae.1 This species of yam is native to Madagascar and tropical Africa and reproduces mainly asexually through aerial bulbils and underground tubers, which also contain a small population of O. dioscoreae.2,3 Despite apparent vertical transmission, the genome of O. dioscoreae does not show any of the hallmarks of genome erosion often found in hereditary symbionts (e.g., small genome size and accumulation of pseudogenes).4-6 We investigated here the range and distribution of leaf symbiosis between D. sansibarensis and O. dioscoreae using preserved leaf samples from herbarium collections that were originally collected from various locations in Africa. We recovered DNA from the extracellular symbiont in all samples, showing that the symbiosis is widespread throughout continental Africa and Madagascar. Despite the degraded nature of this DNA, we constructed 17 symbiont genomes using de novo methods without relying on a reference. Phylogenetic and genomic analyses revealed that horizontal transmission of symbionts and horizontal gene transfer have shaped the evolution of the symbiont. These mechanisms could help explain lack of signs of reductive genome evolution despite an obligate host-associated lifestyle. Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis of D. sansibarensis based on plastid genomes revealed a strong geographical clustering of samples and provided evidence that the symbiosis originated at least 13 mya, earlier than previously estimated.3.
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- Bram Danneels
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK
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- Department of Prehistory and Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain; Department of Archaeology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
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- Meise Botanic Garden, 1860 Meise, Belgium; Department of Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Archaeology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
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- Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, 31320 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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Setyawan N, Maninang JS, Suzuki S, Fujii Y. Variation in the Physical and Functional Properties of Yam ( Dioscorea spp.) Flour Produced by Different Processing Techniques. Foods 2021; 10:foods10061341. [PMID: 34200821 PMCID: PMC8230538 DOI: 10.3390/foods10061341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Research on the processing of yam (Dioscorea spp.) into flour is aimed at optimizing techniques to obtain a material with high physicochemical and functional properties. The present study investigates the effect of the processing techniques on the levels of inulin, organic acids, total phenolics (TP), antioxidant capacity, and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) activities, as well as on the physicochemical properties of flour derived from two yam species-Dioscorea esculenta and Dioscorea bulbifera. All tubers were peeled and sliced, then subjected to different processing techniques through blanching, soaking, and drying. The results revealed that freeze-drying appears to be the best technique in achieving the highest whiteness index of yam flour. This coincided well with the low phenolics content and POD activity, which suggests a reduced enzymatic browning reaction in the freeze-dried yam flour. On the other hand, chemical analyses showed that D. esculenta and D. bulbifera flours have the highest levels of inulin (23.0 and 27.8 g/100 g DW, respectively) and succinic acid (7.96 and 7.65 g/100 g DW, respectively) in the samples subjected to direct oven-drying. Oven drying without pretreatment neither blanching nor water steeping maintained antioxidant activity in the flour derived from both D. esculenta and D. bulbifera.
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- Nurdi Setyawan
- Indonesian Center for Agricultural Postharvest Research and Development, Jl. Tentara Pelajar No.12, Kampus Penelitian Pertanian Cimanggu, Bogor 16114, West Java, Indonesia
- Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan; (J.S.M.); (Y.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +62-812-990-77714
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- Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan; (J.S.M.); (Y.F.)
- Center for Global Communication Strategies (CGCS), College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Science of Biological Production, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan;
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- Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan; (J.S.M.); (Y.F.)
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Worojie TB, Asfaw BT, Mengesha WA. Cultivation and possible domestication of feral and possibly wild yams ( Dioscorea spp.) in Southwest Ethiopia: ethnobotanical and morphological evidence. Plant Signal Behav 2021; 16:1879531. [PMID: 33678151 PMCID: PMC8078503 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2021.1879531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The far Southwest Ethiopians transplant wild plant species to their gardens. One of such plant is the Dioscorea that we studied to assess the knowledge of wild yam and process of domestication. The study links two types of evidence to obtain insight about the process of yam domestication. We analyze two data sets derived from (1) ethnobotanical survey using 231 semi-structured interviews; and (2) morphological study in 47 yam accessions. Our study revealed that domestication is still active in some villages. Knowledge of yam domestication was shared by 44% of the farmers' even by those that have never practiced its domestication. Farmers who can describe the trend of domestication and the morphotypes of domesticate represented 21 and 28%, respectively. Farmers who have recent transplants in their garden varied from 4% in Bench to 10% in Sheko. The domestication process described by the two ethnic groups is similar. The duration of domestication can take up to six years, but with most of the individuals, it only takes three to five years. By linking the two types of evidence, two evolutionary processes are distinguished: (1) populations of recent domesticate expressing a domestication syndrome possibly belongs to the wild D. abyssinica or D. praehensilis, and (2) plants of incipient domesticate that might be derived from volunteers or diverse types of hybrids. Each of these processes can lead to integration of wild genotypes into the cultivated gene pool, and hence, enhance genetic diversity of cultivated yams. The domestication practices of traditional farmers should thus be taken into account if yam conservation and improvement plans need to be established.
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- Tsegaye Babege Worojie
- Mizan-Tepi University, Department of Horticulture, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia
- School of Plant and Horticulture Science, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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Siadjeu C, Mayland-Quellhorst E, Pande S, Laubinger S, Albach DC. Transcriptome Sequence Reveals Candidate Genes Involving in the Post-Harvest Hardening of Trifoliate Yam Dioscorea dumetorum. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:plants10040787. [PMID: 33923758 PMCID: PMC8074181 DOI: 10.3390/plants10040787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Storage ability of trifoliate yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) is restricted by a severe post-harvest hardening (PHH) phenomenon, which starts within the first 24 h after harvest and renders tubers inedible. Previous work has only focused on the biochemical changes affecting PHH in D. dumetorum. To the best of our knowledge, the candidate genes responsible for the hardening of D. dumetorum have not been identified. Here, transcriptome analyses of D. dumetorum tubers were performed in yam tubers of four developmental stages: 4 months after emergence (4MAE), immediately after harvest (AH), 3 days after harvest (3DAH) and 14 days after harvest (14DAH) of four accessions (Bangou 1, Bayangam 2, Fonkouankem 1, and Ibo sweet 3) using RNA-Seq. In total, between AH and 3DAH, 165, 199, 128 and 61 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected in Bayangam 2, Fonkouankem 1, Bangou 1 and Ibo sweet 3, respectively. Functional analysis of DEGs revealed that genes encoding for CELLULOSE SYNTHASE A (CESA), XYLAN O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE (XOAT), CHLOROPHYLL A/B BINDING PROTEIN1, 2, 3, 4 (LHCB1, LHCB2, LHCB3, and LCH4) and an MYB transcription factor were predominantly and significantly up-regulated 3DAH, implying that these genes were potentially involved in the PHH as confirmed by qRT-PCR. A hypothetical mechanism of this phenomenon and its regulation has been proposed. These findings provide the first comprehensive insights into gene expression in yam tubers after harvest and valuable information for molecular breeding against the PHH.
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Alamu EO, Nuwamanya E, Cornet D, Meghar K, Adesokan M, Tran T, Belalcazar J, Desfontaines L, Davrieux F. Near-infrared spectroscopy applications for high-throughput phenotyping for cassava and yam: A review. Int J Food Sci Technol 2021; 56:1491-1501. [PMID: 33776247 PMCID: PMC7984172 DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The review aimed to identify the different high‐throughput phenotyping (HTP) techniques that used for quality evaluation in cassava and yam breeding programmes, and this has provided insights towards the development of metrics and their application in cassava and yam improvements. A systematic review of the published research articles involved the use of NIRS in analysing the quality traits of cassava and yam was carried out, and Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Sciences and Google Scholar were searched. The results of the review established that NIRS could be used in understanding the chemical constituents (carbohydrate, protein, vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, moisture, starch, etc.) for high‐throughput phenotyping. This study provides preliminary evidence of the application of NIRS as an efficient and affordable procedure for HTP. However, the feasibility of using mid‐infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) and hyperspectral imaging (HSI) in combination with the NIRS could be further studied for quality traits phenotyping.
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- Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Southern Africa Hub PO Box 310142 Chelstone, Lusaka Zambia.,International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) PMB 5320, Oyo Road Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria
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- National Crops Resources Research Institute NaCRRI P.O Box 7084 Kampala Uganda
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- CIRAD UMR AGAP Montpellier F-34398 France.,Univ. Montpellier CIRAD INRA Montpellier SupAgro France
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- UMR Qualisud University of Montpellier CIRAD Montpellier SupAgro University of Avignon University of La Réunion 73 rue JF Breton Montpellier 34398 France
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) PMB 5320, Oyo Road Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria
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- UMR Qualisud University of Montpellier CIRAD Montpellier SupAgro University of Avignon University of La Réunion 73 rue JF Breton Montpellier 34398 France.,The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) CGIAR Research Program on Roots Tubers and Bananas (RTB) Apartado Aéreo 6713 Cali Colombia
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- The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) CGIAR Research Program on Roots Tubers and Bananas (RTB) Apartado Aéreo 6713 Cali Colombia
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- Centre de recherche Antilles-Guyane INRAe UR 1321 ASTRO Agrosystèmes tropicaux Petit-Bourg France
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- UMR Qualisud University of Montpellier CIRAD Montpellier SupAgro University of Avignon University of La Réunion 73 rue JF Breton Montpellier 34398 France
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Thiele G, Dufour D, Vernier P, Mwanga ROM, Parker ML, Schulte Geldermann E, Teeken B, Wossen T, Gotor E, Kikulwe E, Tufan H, Sinelle S, Kouakou AM, Friedmann M, Polar V, Hershey C. A review of varietal change in roots, tubers and bananas: consumer preferences and other drivers of adoption and implications for breeding. Int J Food Sci Technol 2021; 56:1076-1092. [PMID: 33776222 PMCID: PMC7983933 DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This review of the literature on varietal change in sub-Saharan Africa looks in detail at adoption of new varieties of bananas in Uganda, cassava in Nigeria, potato in Kenya, sweetpotato in Uganda and yams in Côte d'Ivoire. The review explored three hypotheses about drivers of varietal change. There was a strong confirmation for the hypothesis that insufficient priority given to consumer-preferred traits by breeding programmes contributes to the limited uptake of modern varieties (MVs) and low varietal turnover. Lack of evidence meant the second hypothesis of insufficient attention to understanding and responding to gender differences in consumer preferences for quality and post-harvest traits was unresolved. The evidence on the third hypothesis about the informal seed system contributing to slow uptake of MVs was mixed. In some cases, the informal system has contributed to rapid uptake of MVs, but often it appears to be a barrier with inconsistent varietal naming a major challenge.
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- Graham Thiele
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)led by CIP, Av. La Molina 1895, La MolinaLimaPeru
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- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)Avenue Agropolis34398 Montpellier Cedex 5MontpellierFrance
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- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)Avenue Agropolis34398 Montpellier Cedex 5MontpellierFrance
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- International Potato Center (CIP)Plot 14, Ntinda II RoadPO Box 22274KampalaUganda
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- Former scientist of International Potato Center (CIP)University of Applied Sciences BingenBerlinstrasse 10955411Bingen am RheinGermany
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)PMB 5320, Oyo RdIbadanNigeria
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)c/o ILRIPO Box30709‐00100NairobiKenya
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- Alliance Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)RomeItaly
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- Alliance Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)P.O. Box 24384Plot 106, Katalima Road, NaguruKampalaUganda
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- Department of Global DevelopmentB75 Mann LibraryCornell UniversityIthacaNY14853USA
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- Specialized in Crop Production and SeedsSyngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture 1 esplanade Jean Sauvage49 130Les Ponts De CeFrance
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- Station de Recherche sur les Cultures Vivrières (SRCV) CNRA01 BP 633Bouaké 01Côte d'Ivoire
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- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)led by CIP, Av. La Molina 1895, La MolinaLimaPeru
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- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)led by CIP, Av. La Molina 1895, La MolinaLimaPeru
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Sharif BM, Burgarella C, Cormier F, Mournet P, Causse S, Van KN, Kaoh J, Rajaonah MT, Lakshan SR, Waki J, Bhattacharjee R, Badara G, Pachakkil B, Arnau G, Chaïr H. Genome-wide genotyping elucidates the geographical diversification and dispersal of the polyploid and clonally propagated yam (Dioscorea alata). Ann Bot 2020; 126:1029-1038. [PMID: 32592585 PMCID: PMC7596366 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Inferring the diffusion history of many human-dispersed species is still not straightforward due to unresolved past human migrations. The centre of diversification and routes of migration of the autopolyploid and clonally propagated greater yam, Dioscorea alata, one of the oldest edible tubers, remain unclear. Here, we address yam demographic and dispersal history using a worldwide sample. METHODS We characterized genome-wide patterns of genetic variation using genotyping by sequencing 643 greater yam accessions spanning four continents. First, we disentangled the polyploid and clonal components of yam diversity using allele frequency distribution and identity by descent approaches. We then addressed yam geographical origin and diffusion history with a model-based coalescent inferential approach. KEY RESULTS Diploid genotypes were more frequent than triploids and tetraploids worldwide. Genetic diversity was generally low and clonality appeared to be a main factor of diversification. The most likely evolutionary scenario supported an early divergence of mainland Southeast Asian and Pacific gene pools with continuous migration between them. The genetic make-up of triploids and tetraploids suggests that they have originated from these two regions before westward yam migration. The Indian Peninsula gene pool gave origin to the African gene pool, which was later introduced to the Caribbean region. CONCLUSIONS Our results are congruent with the hypothesis of independent domestication origins of the two main Asian and Pacific gene pools. The low genetic diversity and high clonality observed suggest a strong domestication bottleneck followed by thousands of years of widespread vegetative propagation and polyploidization. Both processes reduced the extent of diversity available for breeding, and this is likely to threaten future adaptation.
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- Bilal Muhammad Sharif
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F34398-Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
- University of Vienna, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Vienna, Austria
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F34398-Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
- Uppsala University, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala, Sweden
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- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F34398-Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F34398-Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Plant Resources Center (PRC), An Khanh, Hoai Duc, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Vanuatu Agricultural Research and Technical Centre (VARTC), Espiritu Santo PB, Vanuatu
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- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), PMB, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), PMB, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture (TUA), Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F34398-Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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Scott GJ. A review of root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries: past, present and future. Int J Food Sci Technol 2020; 56:1093-1114. [PMID: 33776223 PMCID: PMC7983897 DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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For many of the developing world's poorest farmers and food‐insecure people, roots, tubers, bananas and plantain crops (RTBs) serve as a critical source of food, nutrition and cash income. RTBs have been particularly important in areas where local agri‐food systems are under stress. Under such circumstances, growers, processors and traders often see opportunities to improve food security or increase their incomes with those crops due to shifting tastes and preferences for food and non‐food products. Since the early 1990s, cassava output surged in sub‐Saharan Africa, while potato production expanded rapidly in Asia. RTBs are consumed by over three billion people in developing countries with a market value of US$ 339 billion. This paper analyses the major changes in production, utilisation and trade of RTBs over the last six decades, assesses estimates of their future trajectory and offers recommendations so that they might achieve their full potential.
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- Gregory J Scott
- CENTRUM-PUCP Graduate Business School Jirón Daniel Alomía Robles 125, Santiago de Surco 15023 Lima 33 Perú.,Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel 15088 Lima 32 Perú
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Umber M, Filloux D, Gélabale S, Gomez RM, Marais A, Gallet S, Gamiette F, Pavis C, Teycheney PY. Molecular Viral Diagnosis and Sanitation of Yam Genetic Resources: Implications for Safe Yam Germplasm Exchange. Viruses 2020; 12:v12101101. [PMID: 33003342 PMCID: PMC7650539 DOI: 10.3390/v12101101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important crop in tropical and subtropical regions. Many viruses have been recently identified in yam, hampering genetic conservation and safe international exchanges of yam germplasm. We report on the implementation of reliable and cost-effective PCR-based detection tools targeting eight different yam-infecting viruses. Viral indexing of the in vitro yam collection maintained by the Biological Resources Center for Tropical Plants (BRC-TP) in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) unveiled a high prevalence of potyviruses, badnaviruses, Dioscorea mosaic associated virus (DMaV) and yam asymptomatic virus 1 (YaV1) and a high level of coinfections. Infected yam accessions were subjected to a combination of thermotherapy and meristem culture. Sanitation levels were monitored using PCR-based and high-throughput sequencing-based diagnosis, confirming the efficacy and reliability of PCR-based detection tools. Sanitation rates were highly variable depending on viruses. Sixteen accessions were successfully sanitized, paving the way to safe yam germplasm exchanges and the implementation of clean seed production programs worldwide.
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- Marie Umber
- Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Unité de Recherche Agrosystèmes Tropicaux, F-97170 Petit-Bourg, France; (S.G.); (R.-M.G.); (S.G.); (F.G.); (C.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +590-590-25-59-29
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- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique Pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche—Biologie et Génétique des Interactions Plante-Parasite, F-34398 Montpellier, France;
- Biologie et Génétique des Interactions Plante-Parasite, Univ. Montpellier, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique Pour le Développement, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, Montpellier SupAgro, F-34060 Montpellier, France
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- Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Unité de Recherche Agrosystèmes Tropicaux, F-97170 Petit-Bourg, France; (S.G.); (R.-M.G.); (S.G.); (F.G.); (C.P.)
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- Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Unité de Recherche Agrosystèmes Tropicaux, F-97170 Petit-Bourg, France; (S.G.); (R.-M.G.); (S.G.); (F.G.); (C.P.)
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- Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Université de Bordeaux, Unité Mixte de Recherche Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, F-33882 Villenave d’Ornon, France;
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- Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Unité de Recherche Agrosystèmes Tropicaux, F-97170 Petit-Bourg, France; (S.G.); (R.-M.G.); (S.G.); (F.G.); (C.P.)
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- Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Unité de Recherche Agrosystèmes Tropicaux, F-97170 Petit-Bourg, France; (S.G.); (R.-M.G.); (S.G.); (F.G.); (C.P.)
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- Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Unité de Recherche Agrosystèmes Tropicaux, F-97170 Petit-Bourg, France; (S.G.); (R.-M.G.); (S.G.); (F.G.); (C.P.)
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- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique Pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes Méditerranéennes et Tropicales, F-97130 Capesterre Belle-Eau, France;
- Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes Méditerranéennes et Tropicales, Univ. Montpellier, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique Pour le Développement, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Institut Agro, F-97130 Capesterre Belle-Eau, France
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Obidiegwu JE, Lyons JB, Chilaka CA. The Dioscorea Genus ( Yam)-An Appraisal of Nutritional and Therapeutic Potentials. Foods 2020; 9:E1304. [PMID: 32947880 PMCID: PMC7555206 DOI: 10.3390/foods9091304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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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 systems stabilized, some parts of the world still face enormous challenges. Yam (Dioscorea species) is an orphan crop, widely distributed globally; and has contributed enormously to food security especially in sub-Saharan Africa because of its role in providing nutritional benefits and income. Additionally, yam has non-nutritional components called bioactive compounds, which offer numerous health benefits ranging from prevention to treatment of degenerative diseases. Pharmaceutical application of diosgenin and dioscorin, among other compounds isolated from yam, has shown more prospects recently. Despite the benefits embedded in yam, reports on the nutritional and therapeutic potentials of yam have been fragmented and the diversity within the genus has led to much confusion. An overview of the nutritional and health importance of yam will harness the crop to meet its potential towards combating hunger and malnutrition, while improving global health. This review makes a conscious attempt to provide an overview regarding the nutritional, bioactive compositions and therapeutic potentials of yam diversity. Insights on how to increase its utilization for a greater impact are elucidated.
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- Jude E. Obidiegwu
- National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Km 8 Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road, P.M.B 7006 Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, 142 Weill Hall #3200, Berkeley, CA 94720-3200, USA;
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Versbacher Straβe 9, 97078 Würzburg, Germany; or
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Ouyabe M, Tanaka N, Shiwa Y, Fujita N, Kikuno H, Babil P, Shiwachi H. Rhizobium dioscoreae sp. nov., a plant growth-promoting bacterium isolated from yam ( Dioscorea species). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5054-5062. [PMID: 32804605 PMCID: PMC7656272 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study investigated endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from two species of yam (water yam, Dioscorea alata L.; lesser yam, Dioscorea esculenta L.) grown in nutrient-poor alkaline soil conditions on Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan. Two bacterial strains of the genus Rhizobium, S-93T and S-62, were isolated. The phylogenetic tree, based on the almost-complete 16S rRNA gene sequences (1476 bp for each strain), placed them in a distinct clade, with Rhizobium miluonense CCBAU 41251T, Rhizobium hainanense I66T, Rhizobium multihospitium HAMBI 2975T, Rhizobium freirei PRF 81T and Rhizobium tropici CIAT 899T being their closest species. Their bacterial fatty acid profile, with major components of C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c and summed feature 8, as well as other phenotypic characteristics and DNA G+C content (59.65 mol%) indicated that the novel strains belong to the genus Rhizobium. Pairwise average nucleotide identity analyses separated the novel strains from their most closely related species with similarity values of 90.5, 88.9, 88.5, 84.5 and 84.4 % for R. multihospitium HAMBI 2975T, R. tropici CIAT 899T, R. hainanense CCBAU 57015T, R. miluonense HAMBI 2971T and R. freirei PRF 81T, respectively; digital DNA–DNA hybridization values were in the range of 26–42 %. Considering the phenotypic characteristics as well as the genomic data, it is suggested that strains S-93T and S-62 represent a new species, for which the name Rhizobium dioscoreae is proposed. The type strain is S-93T (=NRIC 0988T=NBRC 114257T=DSM 110498T).
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- Michel Ouyabe
- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Science, Department of International Agricultural Development, Faculty of International Agriculture and Food Studies, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
- *Correspondence: Michel Ouyabe,
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
- *Correspondence: Naoto Tanaka,
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Miyako Subtropical Training and Research Farm, Miyakojima-shi, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Okinawa, Japan
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- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Science, Department of International Agricultural Development, Faculty of International Agriculture and Food Studies, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Science, Department of International Agricultural Development, Faculty of International Agriculture and Food Studies, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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Siadjeu C, Pucker B, Viehöver P, Albach DC, Weisshaar B. High Contiguity De Novo Genome Sequence Assembly of Trifoliate Yam ( Dioscorea dumetorum) Using Long Read Sequencing. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E274. [PMID: 32143301 PMCID: PMC7140821 DOI: 10.3390/genes11030274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Trifoliate yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) is one example of an orphan crop, not traded internationally. Post-harvest hardening of the tubers of this species starts within 24 h after harvesting and renders the tubers inedible. Genomic resources are required for D. dumetorum to improve breeding for non-hardening varieties as well as for other traits. We sequenced the D. dumetorum genome and generated the corresponding annotation. The two haplophases of this highly heterozygous genome were separated to a large extent. The assembly represents 485 Mbp of the genome with an N50 of over 3.2 Mbp. A total of 35,269 protein-encoding gene models as well as 9941 non-coding RNA genes were predicted, and functional annotations were assigned.
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- Christian Siadjeu
- Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants, Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky Str. 9-11, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany; (C.S.); (D.C.A.)
- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Sequenz 1, 33615 Bielefeld, NRW, Germany; (B.P.); (P.V.)
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Sequenz 1, 33615 Bielefeld, NRW, Germany; (B.P.); (P.V.)
- Molecular Genetics and Physiology of Plants, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Sequenz 1, 33615 Bielefeld, NRW, Germany; (B.P.); (P.V.)
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- Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants, Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky Str. 9-11, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany; (C.S.); (D.C.A.)
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Sequenz 1, 33615 Bielefeld, NRW, Germany; (B.P.); (P.V.)
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Li QM, Li Y, Zou JH, Guo SY, Wang F, Yu P, Su XJ. Influence of Adding Chinese Yam ( Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) Flour on Dough Rheology, Gluten Structure, Baking Performance, and Antioxidant Properties of Bread. Foods 2020; 9:foods9030256. [PMID: 32121041 PMCID: PMC7142644 DOI: 10.3390/foods9030256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Impacts of wheat flour substituted with various levels of Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) flour (from 0% to 25%) on the dough rheological characteristics, gluten structure, baking performance, and antioxidant properties of bread were investigated. The water absorption increased significantly (p < 0.05), while development time and stability decreased remarkably (p < 0.05) as the proportion of yam flour increased. SEM results indicated that the addition of yam flour destroyed the gluten network structure in the dough. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra showed that addition of yam flour decreased the content of α-helix and β-sheet in gluten. With the increase in the proportion of yam flour, the specific volume and overall acceptability decreased (p < 0.05) whereas the total phenolics content (TPC), polysaccharides content, total flavonoids content (TFC), allantoin content, The 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging capability, fractal dimension, and hardness increased (p < 0.05). Overall, breads made of wheat flour replacement with no more than 15% Guihuai number 2 yam flour were of a high quality and had more antioxidant properties. These showed that Guihuai number 2 had broad application prospects in baked products.
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- Qing-Ming Li
- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- Hunan Provincial Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Fermented Food, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- Hunan Provincial Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Fermented Food, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China;
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- Hunan Provincial Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Fermented Food, Changsha 410128, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-731-8467-3522
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Wumbei A, Goeteyn L, Lopez E, Houbraken M, Spanoghe P. Glyphosate in yam from Ghana. Food Addit Contam Part B Surveill 2019; 12:231-235. [PMID: 31046629 DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2019.1609098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Glyphosate is used in Ghana on many crops including yam. There is the suspicion that there could be residue problems in the yam crop. Glyphosate as a polar compound is noted for its difficulty to be analysed in biological matrices. In this study, the method for glyphosate analysis based on FMOC-Cl derivatization was modified with a clean-up (CH2Cl2) step and validated to analyse glyphosate in yam by LC-MS/MS. The results showed that the validated method was efficient for the analysis of glyphosate in yam, with recoveries of 34%, linearity of 0.997, RSD of 7%, LOD of 0.04 mg kg-1, and LOQ of 0.12 mg kg-1. Out of 68 samples analysed from a field experiment and from markets, glyphosate was detected in 14 samples, but at levels below the LOQ. It is concluded that the yam contained glyphosate residues at very low levels which may not pose threat to human health.
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- Abukari Wumbei
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Crop Protection Chemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Consultancy Services, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
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- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Crop Protection Chemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Crop Protection Chemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Crop Protection, Sancti Spiritus University, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
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- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Crop Protection Chemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Crop Protection Chemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Cormier F, Mournet P, Causse S, Arnau G, Maledon E, Gomez R, Pavis C, Chair H. Development of a cost-effective single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping array for management of greater yam germplasm collections. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:5617-5636. [PMID: 31160986 PMCID: PMC6540704 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery in greater yam (Discorea alata L.), 4,593 good quality SNPs were identified in 40 accessions. One hundred ninety six of these SNPs were selected to represent the overall dataset and used to design a competitive allele specific PCR array (KASPar). This array was validated on 141 accessions from the Tropical Plants Biological Resources Centre (CRB-PT) and CIRAD collections that encompass worldwide D. alata diversity. Overall, 129 SNPs were successfully converted as cost-effective genotyping tools. The results showed that the ploidy levels of accessions could be accurately estimated using this array. The rate of redundant accessions within the collections was high in agreement with the low genetic diversity of D. alata and its diversification by somatic clone selection. The overall diversity resulting from these 129 polymorphic SNPs was consistent with the findings of previously published studies. This KASPar array will be useful in collection management, ploidy level inference, while complementing accurate agro-morphological descriptions.
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- Fabien Cormier
- CIRAD, UMR AGAPPetit‐BourgFrance
- CIRAD, INRA, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
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- CIRAD, INRA, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
- CIRAD, UMR AGAPMontpellierFrance
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- CIRAD, INRA, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
- CIRAD, UMR AGAPMontpellierFrance
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAPPetit‐BourgFrance
- CIRAD, INRA, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAPPetit‐BourgFrance
- CIRAD, INRA, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
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- INRA, UR ASTRO Agrosytèmes TropicauxPetit‐BourgFrance
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- CIRAD, INRA, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
- CIRAD, UMR AGAPMontpellierFrance
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Batista NN, Ramos CL, Pires JF, Moreira SI, Alves E, Dias DR, Schwan RF. Nondairy ice cream based on fermented yam ( Dioscorea sp.). Food Sci Nutr 2019; 7:1899-1907. [PMID: 31139405 PMCID: PMC6526662 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.1051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The demand for industrialized foods that contribute to health and well-being has characterized the new generation of consumers. Yam (Dioscorea sp.) is a nutritious food; however, it is not used very much in industrial food processes. The objective of this study was to develop and to characterize a truly dairy-free low-fat ice cream prepared from unfermented and fermented with yam dough. RESULTS The fermentation was conducted by Leuconostoc lactic CCMA 0415 remained viable (107 CFU/g) during 90 days of storage. The fermentation process reduced the starch concentration from 26.82% to 22.35% and the protein concentration from 4.68% to 3.99% and increased the concentration of some minerals (K, S, Cu, Mn, Zn, and Fe). The total phenolic contents for fermented and unfermented ice creams were 51 and 54 mg, respectively. The radical scavenging activity were 18% and 10% with the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl method and 44% and 26% with the 2,2'-azino-bis (3 ethylbenzo-thiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) method for the unfermented and fermented samples, respectively. The fermented and unfermented ice creams were both characterized as non-Newtonian fluids exhibiting pseudoplastic behaviors. CONCLUSIONS These results indicated that yam is a suitable substitute for milk, thus making it an option to produce edible lactose-free ice cream with low fat.
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- Nádia N. Batista
- Department of Food ScienceFederal University of LavrasLavrasBrazil
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- Department of BiologyFederal University of LavrasLavrasBrazil
- Department of Basic ScienceFederal University of Vales do Jequitinhonha e MucuriDiamantinaBrazil
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- Department of Plant PathologyFederal University of LavrasLavrasBrazil
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- Department of Food ScienceFederal University of LavrasLavrasBrazil
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Duque LO, Villordon A. Root Branching and Nutrient Efficiency: Status and Way Forward in Root and Tuber Crops. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:237. [PMID: 30886622 PMCID: PMC6409306 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Plants are immobile organisms that require roots to efficiently and cost-effectively exploit their habitat for water and nutrients. Plant root systems are dynamic structures capable of altering root branching, root angle, and root growth rates determining overall architecture. This plasticity involves belowground plant-root mediated synergies coupled through a continuum of environmental interactions and endogenous developmental processes facilitating plants to adapt to favorable or adverse soil conditions. Plant root branching is paramount to ensure adequate access to soil water and nutrients. Although substantial resources have been devoted toward this goal, significant knowledge gaps exist. In well-studied systems such as rice and maize, it has become evident that root branching plays a significant role in the acquisition of nutrients and other soil-based resources. In these crop species, specific root branching traits that confer enhanced nutrient acquisition are well-characterized and are already being incorporated into breeding populations. In contrast, the understanding of root branching in root and tuber crop productivity has lagged behind. In this review article, we highlight what is known about root branching in root and tuber crops (RTCs) and mark new research directions, such as the use novel phenotyping methods, examining the changes in root morphology and anatomy under nutrient stress, and germplasm screening with enhanced root architecture for more efficient nutrient capture. These directions will permit a better understanding of the interaction between root branching and nutrient acquisition in these globally important crop species.
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- Luis O. Duque
- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Sweet Potato Research Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Chase, LA, United States
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Omohimi C, Piccirillo C, Ferraro V, Roriz MC, Omemu MA, Santos SMD, Da Ressurreição S, Abayomi L, Adebowale A, Vasconcelos MW, Obadina O, Sanni L, Pintado MME. Safety of Yam-Derived ( Dioscorea rotundata) Foodstuffs-Chips, Flakes and Flour: Effect of Processing and Post-Processing Conditions. Foods 2019; 8:E12. [PMID: 30609871 PMCID: PMC6352045 DOI: 10.3390/foods8010012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The production of yam-derived (Dioscorea rotundata) foodstuffs is mainly performed by small and medium scale processors that employ old traditional methods. This can lead to differences in quality from processor to processor, and from location to location, with consequent safety concerns. As such, the effects of processing and post-processing phases (i.e., storage, transport, etc.) on the safety of some yam-derived foodstuffs-namely chips, flakes, and flour-has been evaluated, with a focus on bacterial and fungal contamination, aflatoxins, pesticides, and heavy metals (Pb, Ni, Cd and Hg). Yams harvested and processed in Nigeria were screened, being that the country is the largest producer of the tuber, with 70⁻75% of the world production. Results highlighted no presence of pesticides, however, many samples showed high levels of bacterial and fungal contamination, together with heavy metal concentrations above the recommended safety levels. No trend was observed between the items considered; it was noticed, however, that samples purchased from the markets showed higher contamination levels than those freshly produced, especially regarding bacterial and aflatoxins presence. The processing stage was identified as the most critical, especially drying. Nonetheless, post-processing steps such as storage and handling at the point of sale also contributed for chemical contamination, such as aflatoxin and heavy metals. The results suggested that both the processing and post-processing phases have an impact on the safety of yam chips, flakes, and flour.
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- Celestina Omohimi
- College of Food Science and Human Ecology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, P.M.B. 2240, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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- Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Quimica Fina-Laboratorio Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, 4200-375 Porto, Portugal.
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- Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Quimica Fina-Laboratorio Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, 4200-375 Porto, Portugal.
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- Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Quimica Fina-Laboratorio Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, 4200-375 Porto, Portugal.
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- College of Food Science and Human Ecology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, P.M.B. 2240, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, ESAC-Escola Superior Agraria de Coimbra, 3040-316 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, ESAC-Escola Superior Agraria de Coimbra, 3040-316 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Natural Resource Institute, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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- College of Food Science and Human Ecology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, P.M.B. 2240, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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- Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Quimica Fina-Laboratorio Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, 4200-375 Porto, Portugal.
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- College of Food Science and Human Ecology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, P.M.B. 2240, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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- College of Food Science and Human Ecology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, P.M.B. 2240, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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- Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Quimica Fina-Laboratorio Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, 4200-375 Porto, Portugal.
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Zhang YM, Wang QZ, Sun ZM, Niu SB, Liu J, Ma WQ, Yang XZ. Effects of yam/leguminous crops intercropping on soil chemical and biological properties of yam field. Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 2018; 29:4071-4079. [PMID: 30584735 DOI: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.201812.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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We investigated the effects of yam/leguminous crops intercropping on soil chemical and biological properties as well as soil comprehensive fertility in a field experiment. Results showed that compared with the monoculture, both yam/alfalfa and yam/clover intercropping increased the concentrations of nitrate nitrogen (N), available phosphorus (P) and available potassium (K) in the 0-20 cm and 20-40 cm soil layers, while reduced soil pH and electrical conductivity (EC) in early growth period and rhizome rapid expansion period of yam. Intercropping with leguminous crops enhanced the activities of urease, alkaline phosphatase and catalase, and also enhanced soil basal respiration in the 0-20 cm and 20-40 cm soil layers during the whole growth period of yam. There was no influence of intercropping on soil sucrase activity and dehydrogenase activity. The effects of intercropping with leguminous crops on soil fertility at yam harvest were further analyzed by combining the membership function model and principal component analysis. Results showed that intercropping with leguminous crops could significantly increase the soil comprehensive fertility in the 0-20 cm and 20-40 cm soil layers. Therefore, it might be an effective measure to improve soil fertility and environmental quality, as well as alleviate continuous cropping obstacles of yam by yam/leguminous crops intercropping through enhancing soil biological diversity.
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- Yue Meng Zhang
- College of Resource and Environmental Science/Hebei Province Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-environment, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science/Hebei Province Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-environment, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science/Hebei Province Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-environment, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science/Hebei Province Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-environment, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science/Hebei Province Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-environment, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science/Hebei Province Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-environment, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China
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- Professional Cooperative of Yam in Li County of Hebei, Baoding 071400, Hebei, China
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Shi K, Wu X, Ma J, Zhang J, Zhou L, Wang H, Li L. Effects of Planting and Processing Modes on the Degradation of Dithianon and Pyraclostrobin in Chinese Yam (Dioscorea spp.). J Agric Food Chem 2017; 65:10439-10444. [PMID: 29131625 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The yam (Dioscorea spp.) is widely cultivated in China. The degradation of dithianon and pyraclostrobin in yams with different planting and processing treatments was investigated in this article. An analytical method for two pesticides in yam and yam plant was developed, and recoveries were between 77% and 93%, with relative standard deviations from 0.8% to 7.4%, respectively. On the basis of this method, half-lives for plants grown on stakes versus plants grown without stakes were compared. The results indicated that the half-life for pesticide residues for plants grown on stakes versus plants grown without stakes differed as 6.7 versus 3.1 days for dithianon and 5.4 versus 5.2 days for pyraclostrobin. Dithianon was significantly influenced by planting mode because of its low stability under sunlight. The processing factors of various processing treatments (hot air-drying, vacuum freeze-drying, microwave vacuum-drying, infrared-drying, steaming, and boiling) were all <1, indicating that those processes can reduce residues of two pesticides at different levels. Significant amounts of residues were removed during the boiling treatment, whereas the others showed less effect.
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- Kaiwei Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100101, China
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- Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Henan Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing/Laboratory of Quality Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Zhengzhou), Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products , Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Henan Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing/Laboratory of Quality Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Zhengzhou), Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products , Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Henan Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing/Laboratory of Quality Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Zhengzhou), Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products , Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Henan Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing/Laboratory of Quality Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Zhengzhou), Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products , Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Henan Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing/Laboratory of Quality Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Zhengzhou), Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products , Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100101, China
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Thomas-Sharma S, Andrade-Piedra J, Carvajal Yepes M, Hernandez Nopsa JF, Jeger MJ, Jones RAC, Kromann P, Legg JP, Yuen J, Forbes GA, Garrett KA. A Risk Assessment Framework for Seed Degeneration: Informing an Integrated Seed Health Strategy for Vegetatively Propagated Crops. Phytopathology 2017; 107:1123-1135. [PMID: 28545348 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-16-0340-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Pathogen buildup in vegetative planting material, termed seed degeneration, is a major problem in many low-income countries. When smallholder farmers use seed produced on-farm or acquired outside certified programs, it is often infected. We introduce a risk assessment framework for seed degeneration, evaluating the relative performance of individual and combined components of an integrated seed health strategy. The frequency distribution of management performance outcomes was evaluated for models incorporating biological and environmental heterogeneity, with the following results. (1) On-farm seed selection can perform as well as certified seed, if the rate of success in selecting healthy plants for seed production is high; (2) when choosing among within-season management strategies, external inoculum can determine the relative usefulness of 'incidence-altering management' (affecting the proportion of diseased plants/seeds) and 'rate-altering management' (affecting the rate of disease transmission in the field); (3) under severe disease scenarios, where it is difficult to implement management components at high levels of effectiveness, combining management components can be synergistic and keep seed degeneration below a threshold; (4) combining management components can also close the yield gap between average and worst-case scenarios. We also illustrate the potential for expert elicitation to provide parameter estimates when empirical data are unavailable. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license .
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- S Thomas-Sharma
- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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- First, fourth, and eleventh authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan; first author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; second author: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; third author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia; fourth and eleventh authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville; fifth author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London; sixth author: Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; seventh author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; eighth author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ninth author: Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and tenth author: International Potato Center, Kunming, China
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Kolombia YA, Karssen G, Viaene N, Kumar PL, de Sutter N, Joos L, Coyne DL, Bert W. Diversity of Root-knot Nematodes Associated with Tubers of Yam ( Dioscorea spp.) Established Using Isozyme Analysis and Mitochondrial DNA-based Identification. J Nematol 2017; 49:177-188. [PMID: 28706318 DOI: 10.21307/jofnem-2017-063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The root-knot nematodes (RKN), Meloidogyne spp., represent an important threat to yam (Dioscorea spp.) production in West Africa. With the aim to establish the diversity of RKN species affecting yam tubers, for control and resistance screening purposes, surveys were conducted in the main yam producing areas of Nigeria. Galled tubers (N = 48) were collected from farmers' stores and markets in nine states in Nigeria and in one district in Ghana. RKN isolated from yam tubers were identified using enzyme phenotyping (esterase and malate dehydrogenase) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (Nad5) barcoding. Examination of 48 populations revealed that yam tubers were infested by Meloidogyne incognita (69%), followed by M. javanica (13%), M. enterolobii (2%), and M. arenaria (2%). Most of the tubers sampled (86%) were infected by a single species, and multiple species of RKN were detected in 14% of the samples. Results of both identification methods revealed the same species, confirming their accuracy for the identification of these tropical RKN species. In addition to M. incognita, M. javanica, and M. enterolobii, we report for the first time M. arenaria infecting yam tubers in Nigeria. This finding extends the list of yam pests and calls for caution when developing practices for yam pest management.
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- Yao A Kolombia
- Nematology Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent Belgium.,International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), PMB 5320, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Nematology Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent Belgium.,National Plant Protection Organization, Geertjesweg 15, 6706 EA. Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Nematology Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent Belgium.,Flanders research institute for agriculture, fisheries and food (ILVO), Burgemeester Van Gansberghelaan 96, 9820 Merelbeke Belgium
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), PMB 5320, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Flanders research institute for agriculture, fisheries and food (ILVO), Burgemeester Van Gansberghelaan 96, 9820 Merelbeke Belgium
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- Nematology Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent Belgium
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- IITA, Kasarani, P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Nematology Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent Belgium
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Turaki AA, Bömer M, Silva G, Kumar PL, Seal SE. PCR-DGGE Analysis: Unravelling Complex Mixtures of Badnavirus Sequences Present in Yam Germplasm. Viruses 2017; 9:E181. [PMID: 28696406 DOI: 10.3390/v9070181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Badnaviruses (family Caulimoviridae, genus Badnavirus) have emerged as serious pathogens especially affecting the cultivation of tropical crops. Badnavirus sequences can be integrated in host genomes, complicating the detection of episomal infections and the assessment of viral genetic diversity in samples containing a complex mixture of sequences. Yam (Dioscorea spp.) plants are hosts to a diverse range of badnavirus species, and recent findings have suggested that mixed infections occur frequently in West African yam germplasm. Historically, the determination of the diversity of badnaviruses present in yam breeding lines has been achieved by cloning and sequencing of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products. In this study, the molecular diversity of partial reverse transcriptase (RT)-ribonuclease H (RNaseH) sequences from yam badnaviruses was analysed using PCR-dependent denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). This resulted in the identification of complex ‘fingerprints’ composed of multiple sequences of Dioscorea bacilliform viruses (DBVs). Many of these sequences show high nucleotide identities to endogenous DBV (eDBV) sequences deposited in GenBank, and fall into six monophyletic species groups. Our findings highlight PCR-DGGE as a powerful tool in badnavirus diversity studies enabling a rapid indication of sequence diversity as well as potential candidate integrated sequences revealed by their conserved nature across germplasm.
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Ferraro V, Piccirillo C, Tomlins K, Pintado ME. Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and Yam (Dioscorea spp.) Crops and Their Derived Foodstuffs: Safety, Security and Nutritional Value. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 56:2714-27. [PMID: 26165549 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2014.922045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and yam (Dioscorea spp.) are tropical crops consumed by ca. 2 billion people and represent the main source of carbohydrate and energy for the approximately 700 million people living in the tropical and sub-tropical areas. They are a guarantee of food security for developing countries. The production of these crops and the transformation into food-derived commodities is increasing, it represents a profitable business and farmers generate substantial income from their market. However, there are some important concerns related to the food safety and food security. The high post-harvest losses, mainly for yam, the contamination by endogenous toxic compounds, mainly for cassava, and the contamination by external agents (such as micotoxins, pesticides, and heavy metal) represent a depletion of economic value and income. The loss in the raw crops or the impossibility to market the derived foodstuffs, due to incompliance with food regulations, can seriously limit all yam tubers and the cassava roots processors, from farmers to household, from small-medium to large enterprises. One of the greatest challenges to overcome those concerns is the transformation of traditional or indigenous processing methods into modern industrial operations, from the crop storage to the adequate package of each derived foodstuff.
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- Vincenza Ferraro
- a CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado , Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Porto , Portugal
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- a CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado , Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Porto , Portugal
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- a CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado , Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Porto , Portugal
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- a CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado , Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Porto , Portugal
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Dey P, Roy Chowdhuri S, Sarkar MP, Chaudhuri TK. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity and standardisation of hydro-methanol extract of underground tuber of Dioscorea alata. Pharm Biol 2016; 54:1474-1482. [PMID: 26864460 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2015.1104702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Context The underground edible tuber of Dioscorea alata L. (Dioscoreaceae) is a functional food with high nutritive value and therapeutic potential. The tuber is known to possess anti-inflammatory properties in traditional medicine. Objective The present study explores the anti-inflammatory activity and standardisation of D. alata tuber hydromethanol extract. Materials and methods Hydromethanol extract (70%) of D. alata tuber was chemically characterised using HPLC and GC-MS techniques. Murine lymphocytes were cultured for 48 h with six different concentrations (0-80 μg/mL) of the extract. The expression of nitric oxide (NO), TNF-α, COX-1, COX-2, and PGE2 were evaluated using colorimetric and ELISA methods. Results Dioscorea alata extract inhibited the expression of NO and TNF-α with an IC50 value of 134.51 ± 6.75 and 113.30 ± 7.44 μg/mL, respectively. The IC50 values for inhibition of total COX, COX-1, COX-2 activities and PGE2 level were 41.96 ± 3.07, 141.41 ± 8.99, 32.50 ± 1.69, and 186.34 ± 15.36 μg/mL, respectively. Inhibition of PGE2 level and COX-2 activity was positively correlated (R(2) = 0.9393). Gallic acid (GA), 4-hydroxy benzoic acid (4HBA), syringic acid (SYA), p-coumaric acid (PCA), and myricetin (MY) were identified and quantified using HPLC. GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of 13 different phytocompounds such as hexadecanoic acid, methyl stearate, cinnamyl cinnamate, and squalene. Conclusion The D. alata extract significantly down-regulated the pro-inflammatory signals in a gradual manner compared with control (0 μg/mL). Different bioactive phytocompounds individually possessing anti-inflammatory activities contributed to the overall bioactivity of the D. alata tuber extract.
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- Priyankar Dey
- a Cellular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Zoology , University of North Bengal , Siliguri , West Bengal , India
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- b Chemical Signal and Lipidomics Laboratory, Department of Botany , University of Calcutta , Kolkata , West Bengal , India
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- b Chemical Signal and Lipidomics Laboratory, Department of Botany , University of Calcutta , Kolkata , West Bengal , India
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- a Cellular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Zoology , University of North Bengal , Siliguri , West Bengal , India
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Bömer M, Turaki AA, Silva G, Kumar PL, Seal SE. A Sequence-Independent Strategy for Amplification and Characterisation of Episomal Badnavirus Sequences Reveals Three Previously Uncharacterised Yam Badnaviruses. Viruses 2016; 8:E188. [PMID: 27399761 PMCID: PMC4974523 DOI: 10.3390/v8070188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Yam (Dioscorea spp.) plants are potentially hosts to a diverse range of badnavirus species (genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae), but their detection is complicated by the existence of integrated badnavirus sequences in some yam genomes. To date, only two badnavirus genomes have been characterised, namely, Dioscorea bacilliform AL virus (DBALV) and Dioscorea bacilliform SN virus (DBSNV). A further 10 tentative species in yam have been described based on their partial reverse transcriptase (RT)-ribonuclease H (RNaseH) sequences, generically referred to here as Dioscorea bacilliform viruses (DBVs). Further characterisation of DBV species is necessary to determine which represent episomal viruses and which are only present as integrated badnavirus sequences in some yam genomes. In this study, a sequence-independent multiply-primed rolling circle amplification (RCA) method was evaluated for selective amplification of episomal DBV genomes. This resulted in the identification and characterisation of nine complete genomic sequences (7.4-7.7 kbp) of existing and previously undescribed DBV phylogenetic groups from Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea rotundata accessions. These new yam badnavirus genomes expand our understanding of the diversity and genomic organisation of DBVs, and assist the development of improved diagnostic tools. Our findings also suggest that mixed badnavirus infections occur relatively often in West African yam germplasm.
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- Moritz Bömer
- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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Lee SD, Kuo WW, Ho YJ, Lin AC, Day CH, Viswanadha VP, Wang HF, Kuo CH, Lai CH, Huang CY. Therapeutic effects of Dioscorea on post-menopause-induced cardiac apoptosis in rats. Chin J Integr Med 2016:10.1007/s11655-016-2602-2. [PMID: 27299464 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-016-2602-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of Dioscorea on bilateral ovariectomies-induced cardiac Fasdependent and mitochondria-dependent apoptotic pathways. METHODS Forty-eight female Wistar rats at 6-7 months of age were equally divided into a sham-operated group, and a bilateral ovariectomized (OVX) group for 2 months, and the rats in the OVX group were further fed with 0, 250 or 750 mL/kg Dioscorea spp. daily in the 2nd month. The excised hearts were measured by positive terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase UTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assays, western blotting and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Dioscorea spp. decreased OVX-induced cardiac TUNEL-positive apoptotic cells; decreased OVX-induced TNF-alpha, Fas ligand, Fas death receptors, Fas-associated death domain, activated caspase-8, and -3 (Fas pathways); decreased OVX-induced Bad, Bax, Bax-to-Bcl2 ratio, activated caspase-9, and -3 (mitochondria pathway). CONCLUSIONS Dioscorea spp. prevented ovariectomy-induced cardiac Fas-dependent and mitochondriadependent apoptotic pathways in rat models. The fifi ndings may provide possible therapeutic effects of dioscorea for potentially preventing cardiac apoptosis after ovariectomy or post-menopause.
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- Shin-da Lee
- Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40202, China
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, 41354, China
- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai (201203, China
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40202, China
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- School of Psychology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40201, China
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40202, China
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- Department of Nursing, MeiHo University, Pingtung, Taiwan (91202, China
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Huang-Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan, 43302, China
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40202, China
- Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry, University of Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, 10048, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Armed Force Taichung General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 41168, China
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- Graduate Institute of Chinese Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40202, China.
- Institute of Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40202, China.
- Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, 41354, China.
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Wu ZG, Jiang W, Mantri N, Bao XQ, Chen SL, Tao ZM. Characterizing diversity based on nutritional and bioactive compositions of yam germplasm (Dioscorea spp.) commonly cultivated in China. J Food Drug Anal 2016; 24:367-75. [PMID: 28911591 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2015.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are widely cultivated as edible resources and medical materials in China. Characterizing chemical compositions in yam germplasm is crucial to determine their diversity and suitability for food and medicine applications. In this study, a core germplasm containing 25 yam landraces was used to create an effective classification of usage by characterizing their nutritive and medicinal compositions. All studied landraces exhibited high contents of starch from 60.7% to 80.6% dry weight (DW), protein (6.3–12.2% DW), minerals (especially Mg 326.8–544.7 mg/kg DW), and essential amino acids. Allantoin and dioscin varied considerably, with values of 0.62–1.49% DW and 0.032–0.092% DW, respectively. The quality variability of 25 yam landraces was clearly separated in light of UPGMA clustering and principal component analysis (PCA). Using an eigenvalue ≥1 as the cutoff, the first three principal components accounted for most of the total variability (62.33%). Classification was achieved based on the results of the measured parameters and principal component analysis scores. The results are of great help in determining appropriate application strategies for yam germplasm in China.
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Khan MA, Gemenet DC, Villordon A. Root System Architecture and Abiotic Stress Tolerance: Current Knowledge in Root and Tuber Crops. Front Plant Sci 2016; 7:1584. [PMID: 27847508 PMCID: PMC5088196 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The challenge to produce more food for a rising global population on diminishing agricultural land is complicated by the effects of climate change on agricultural productivity. Although great progress has been made in crop improvement, so far most efforts have targeted above-ground traits. Roots are essential for plant adaptation and productivity, but are less studied due to the difficulty of observing them during the plant life cycle. Root system architecture (RSA), made up of structural features like root length, spread, number, and length of lateral roots, among others, exhibits great plasticity in response to environmental changes, and could be critical to developing crops with more efficient roots. Much of the research on root traits has thus far focused on the most common cereal crops and model plants. As cereal yields have reached their yield potential in some regions, understanding their root system may help overcome these plateaus. However, root and tuber crops (RTCs) such as potato, sweetpotato, cassava, and yam may hold more potential for providing food security in the future, and knowledge of their root system additionally focuses directly on the edible portion. Root-trait modeling for multiple stress scenarios, together with high-throughput phenotyping and genotyping techniques, robust databases, and data analytical pipelines, may provide a valuable base for a truly inclusive 'green revolution.' In the current review, we discuss RSA with special reference to RTCs, and how knowledge on genetics of RSA can be manipulated to improve their tolerance to abiotic stresses.
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- M. A. Khan
- International Potato CenterLima, Peru
- *Correspondence: M. A. Khan,
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Wahab BA, Adebowale ARA, Sanni SA, Sobukola OP, Obadina AO, Kajihausa OE, Adegunwa MO, Sanni LO, Tomlins K. Effect of species, pretreatments, and drying methods on the functional and pasting properties of high-quality yam flour. Food Sci Nutr 2015; 4:50-8. [PMID: 26788310 PMCID: PMC4708640 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The study investigated the functional properties of HQYF (high-quality yam flour) from tubers of four dioscorea species. The tubers were processed into HQYF using two pretreatments (potassium metabisulphite: 0.28%, 15 min; blanching: 70°C, 15 min) and drying methods (cabinet: 60°C, 48 h; sun drying: 3 days). Significant differences (P < 0.05) were observed in pasting characteristics of flours among the four species. The drying method significantly affected only the peak viscosity. The interactive effect of species, pretreatment, and drying methods on the functional properties was significant (P < 0.05) except for emulsification capacity, angle of repose, and least gelation concentration. The significant variation observed in most of the functional properties of the HQYF could contribute significantly to breeding programs of the yam species for diverse food applications. The pastes of flour from Dioscorea dumetorum pretreated with potassium metabisulphite and dried under a cabinet dryer were stable compared to other samples, hence will have better applications in products requiring lower retrogradation during freeze/thaw cycles.
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- Bashirat A Wahab
- Department of Food Science and Technology Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria
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- Department of Food Science and Technology Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria
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- Department of Food Science and Technology Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria
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- Department of Food Science and Technology Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria
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- Department of Food Science and Technology Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria
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- Department of Hospitality and Tourism Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria
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- Department of Food Science and Technology Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria
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- Natural Resources Institute University of Greenwich Kent U.K
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Filloux D, Murrell S, Koohapitagtam M, Golden M, Julian C, Galzi S, Uzest M, Rodier-Goud M, D’Hont A, Vernerey MS, Wilkin P, Peterschmitt M, Winter S, Murrell B, Martin DP, Roumagnac P. The genomes of many yam species contain transcriptionally active endogenous geminiviral sequences that may be functionally expressed. Virus Evol 2015; 1:vev002. [PMID: 27774276 PMCID: PMC5014472 DOI: 10.1093/ve/vev002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Endogenous viral sequences are essentially 'fossil records' that can sometimes reveal the genomic features of long extinct virus species. Although numerous known instances exist of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) genomes becoming stably integrated within the genomes of bacteria and animals, there remain very few examples of such integration events in plants. The best studied of these events are those which yielded the geminivirus-related DNA elements found within the nuclear genomes of various Nicotiana species. Although other ssDNA virus-like sequences are included within the draft genomes of various plant species, it is not entirely certain that these are not contaminants. The Nicotiana geminivirus-related DNA elements therefore remain the only definitively proven instances of endogenous plant ssDNA virus sequences. Here, we characterize two new classes of endogenous plant virus sequence that are also apparently derived from ancient geminiviruses in the genus Begomovirus. These two endogenous geminivirus-like elements (EGV1 and EGV2) are present in the Dioscorea spp. of the Enantiophyllum clade. We used fluorescence in situ hybridization to confirm that the EGV1 sequences are integrated in the D. alata genome and showed that one or two ancestral EGV sequences likely became integrated more than 1.4 million years ago during or before the diversification of the Asian and African Enantiophyllum Dioscorea spp. Unexpectedly, we found evidence of natural selection actively favouring the maintenance of EGV-expressed replication-associated protein (Rep) amino acid sequences, which clearly indicates that functional EGV Rep proteins were probably expressed for prolonged periods following endogenization. Further, the detection in D. alata of EGV gene transcripts, small 21-24 nt RNAs that are apparently derived from these transcripts, and expressed Rep proteins, provides evidence that some EGV genes are possibly still functionally expressed in at least some of the Enantiophyllum clade species.
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- Denis Filloux
- CIRAD-INRA-SupAgro, UMR BGPI, Campus International de Montferrier-Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex-5, France
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 4579, South Africa
- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- CIRAD-INRA-SupAgro, UMR BGPI, Campus International de Montferrier-Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex-5, France
- Department of Pest Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai campus, Thailand 90120
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 4579, South Africa
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- CIRAD-INRA-SupAgro, UMR BGPI, Campus International de Montferrier-Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex-5, France
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- CIRAD-INRA-SupAgro, UMR BGPI, Campus International de Montferrier-Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex-5, France
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- CIRAD-INRA-SupAgro, UMR BGPI, Campus International de Montferrier-Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex-5, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, TA A-108/03, Avenue Agropolis, F-34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- CIRAD-INRA-SupAgro, UMR BGPI, Campus International de Montferrier-Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex-5, France
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK
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- CIRAD-INRA-SupAgro, UMR BGPI, Campus International de Montferrier-Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex-5, France
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- DSMZ Plant Virus Department, Messeweg 11/12, 38102, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 4579, South Africa
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 4579, South Africa
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- CIRAD-INRA-SupAgro, UMR BGPI, Campus International de Montferrier-Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex-5, France
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Wilkin P, Muasya AM. Clarifying the Dioscoreabuchananii Benth. species complex: a new potentially extinct subspecies for South Africa. PhytoKeys 2015; 48:51-72. [PMID: 25931973 PMCID: PMC4408732 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.48.6806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The Dioscoreabuchananii complex is shown to comprise three species, one of which is divided into two subspecies, based on morphological data. Two species, Dioscorearupicola Kunth and Dioscoreamultiloba Kunth, are endemic or subendemic to South Africa and of widespread occurrence in KwaZulu Natal. They differ markedly from each other in inflorescence and floral morphology and appear to be ecologically differentiated. The third species, Dioscoreabuchananii Benth., is primarily found in southeastern tropical Africa, but a small number of specimens collected in South Africa in the late 19(th) and early 20(th) centuries are placed in an endemic subspecies, Dioscoreabuchananiisubsp.undatiloba (Baker) Wilkin. The latter taxon is a high priority in terms of rediscovery and conservation. Keys, descriptions, supporting information and illustrations are provided and made available online through eMonocot biodiversity informatics tools. Three nomenclatural acts are undertaken: two names are placed in synonymy and a new combination made.
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- Paul Wilkin
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK
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- Department of Botany, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, SOUTH AFRICA
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Umber M, Filloux D, Muller E, Laboureau N, Galzi S, Roumagnac P, Iskra-Caruana ML, Pavis C, Teycheney PY, Seal SE. The genome of African yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata complex) hosts endogenous sequences from four distinct Badnavirus species. Mol Plant Pathol 2014; 15:790-801. [PMID: 24605894 PMCID: PMC6638810 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Several endogenous viral elements (EVEs) have been identified in plant genomes, including endogenous pararetroviruses (EPRVs). Here, we report the first characterization of EPRV sequences in the genome of African yam of the Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata complex. We propose that these sequences should be termed 'endogenous Dioscorea bacilliform viruses' (eDBVs). Molecular characterization of eDBVs shows that they constitute sequences originating from various parts of badnavirus genomes, resulting in a mosaic structure that is typical of most EPRVs characterized to date. Using complementary molecular approaches, we show that eDBVs belong to at least four distinct Badnavirus species, indicating multiple, independent, endogenization events. Phylogenetic analyses of eDBVs support and enrich the current taxonomy of yam badnaviruses and lead to the characterization of a new Badnavirus species in yam. The impact of eDBVs on diagnosis, yam germplasm conservation and movement, and breeding is discussed.
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- Marie Umber
- INRA, UR1321 ASTRO Agrosystèmes tropicaux, F-97170, Petit-Bourg, (Guadeloupe), France
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