| Botany and
Cultivation |
- Practical
Guide to Identifying Yams: The Main Species of Dioscorea
in the Pacific Islands) (48 Kb PDF file)
IRETA Publication 1/88
(Jill E. Wilson and Linda S. Hamilton, 1988, University of the South
Pacific Institute for Research, Extension and Training in Agriculture
(IRETA))
Field guide to identifying cultivated species of yams (Dioscorea);
includes key with line drawings and species descriptions.
- Rapid
Multiplication of Yams (Dioscorea spp.)
(401 Kb PDF file)
IRETA Publication 3/88
(Jill E. Wilson, Kim Des Rochers, and Carl I. Evensen, 1989, University
of the South Pacific Institute for Research, Extension and Training in
Agriculture (IRETA))
Explains minisett rapid multiplication for the production of yam
(several Dioscorea species) planting stock;
includes line drawings.
- Uhi
(Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawaii)
Uhi (yam), its cultivation, and use in Native Hawaiian culture.
- Yam
(Farmer's Bookshelf, University of Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR)
Yam production information for Hawai'i including cultural guidelines
and management information.
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| Diseases
and Pests |
- Report
Document on Diagnosis of Banana, Yam, and Other Diseases in Pohnpei
(1.7 Mb PDF file - this is a large file and loads slowly)
(Scot C. Nelson and Flordeliza B. Javier, 2001, Cooperative Research
and Extension, College of Micronesia - FSM)
Reports on the identification of a fungal disease of banana, yam rust
disease, and phytophthora fruit rot of breadfruit; includes many color
photographs of disease symptoms.
- Southern
Blight (Sclerotium rolfsii) (69 Kb PDF
file)
Agricultural Pests of the Pacific ADAP 2000-17
(George C. Wall, 2000, Agricultural Development in the American Pacific
(ADAP) Project)
Leaflet; includes color photograph of disease symptoms on taro.
- Yam:
FAO/ IPGRI Technical Guidelines for the Safe Movement of Germplasm
(518 Kb PDF file)
(A.A. Brunt, G.V.H. Jackson and E.A. Frison, 1989, International Plant
Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI))
Provides "crop-specific technical guidelines that provide relevant
information on disease indexing and other procedures that will help
ensure phytosanitary safety when germplasm is moved internationally."
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| Harvest and Processing |
- Careful
Storage of Yams: Some Basic Principles to Reduce Losses (747
Kb PDF file)
IRETA Publication No. 15/87
(Jill E. Wilson and Linda S. Hamilton, 1987, University of the South
Pacific Institute for Research, Extension and Training in Agriculture
(IRETA))
Descriptions of simple storage structures, sanitation principles, rat
control techniques, tuber selection principles, and curing to reduce
storage losses of yams; includes line drawings.
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| Marketing and Statistics |
- 1998
Census of Agriculture - Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Information on two species of Dioscorea: yams Dioscorea
alata and gado (a form of Dioscorea esculenta).
Data for 1990 and 1998; number of farms, pounds harvested, and number
of acres in production; in PDF format.
- 1998
Census of Agriculture - Guam
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Information on two species of Dioscorea: yams Dioscorea
alata and gado (a form of Dioscorea esculenta).
Data for 1993 and 1998; number of farms, pounds harvested, and number
of acres in production; in PDF format.
- Puerto
Rico Census of Agriculture
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Data for 1993 and 1998; number of farms, number of cuerdas
(approximately the same as acres) in production, and hundredweight
harvested; additional tables provide market value information and
detailed information on production by district; in PDF format.
- Virgin
Islands of the United States: 1998 Census of Agriculture - Area Data
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Data for 1993 and 1998; number of farms, number of acres, and pounds
harvested; in PDF format.
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| Reference and Research Tools |
- Free Public Databases
- AGRICOLA:
1970-present
(U.S. National Agricultural Library)
Citations, most with abstracts, to journal articles, books, theses,
technical reports, and other publications in agriculture and related
areas such as nutrition, biotechnology, and botany.
- AGRIS
1975 - present
(FAO)
International database covering agricultural sciences and technology
containing citations for conventional and non-conventional ("grey")
literature.
- PubMed
(Medline) 1966 - present
(U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Citations, most with abstracts, for journal articles in biomedicine
including nutrition.
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