FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF WILD YAM (Dioscorea spp.)

Samples of wild yam tubers (Dioscorea alata, D. bulbifera var. vera, D. esculenta, D. oppositifolia var. dukhumensis, D.oppositifolia var. oppositifolia, D. pentaphylla var. pentaphylla, D. spicata, D. tomentosa and D. wallichi) were analyzed for its fatty acid composition. Linoleic acid was found t...

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Main Authors: Ponnumani Sundaradhas Shajeela, Pious Soris Tresina, Veerabahu Ramasamy Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2013-02-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
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Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/1242