Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. While ube is famously known for its deep purple hue, it is not limited to just one color. In an interview with GMA ...

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Ube composite image from INQUIRER files. Ube (Dioscorea alata), a culturally significant and economically valuable crop in the Philippines, faces a key bottleneck in scaling production because of its ...

Ube (Dioscorea alata) is a root crop, specifically a yam, widely cultivated in the Philippines and other tropical regions ...

ABSTRACT: Yam, Dioscorea spp., is an important staple food in tropical regions including the Pacific. The traditional propagation technique using the whole or part of the seed tubers limits the ...

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KASARGOD: Team of researchers from the state have named a new species of yam they discovered in the Western Ghats — Dioscorea balakrishnanii — after a police officer with the Kerala Police.

Scientists just discovered a new edible tuber, Dioscorea balakrishnanii, in Kerala's Wayanad forests. Locally called chola kizhangu by the Kattunayikar tribes, this yam was officially described in ...

Researchers from Kerala have identified an edible tuber found in the Western Ghats region of Wayanad district as a new species of the genus Dioscorea. The species, named Dioscorea balakrishnanii after ...

Ube, known for its vibrant purple hue and rich flavor, has long been a symbol of Filipino desserts, particularly in the form of the beloved ube halaya. However, in 2019, the iconic Good Shepherd brand ...

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