[HTML][HTML] Dioscorea bulbifera L.(Dioscoreaceae): A review of its ethnobotany, pharmacology and conservation needs

BB Kundu, K Vanni, A Farheen, P Jha… - South African journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of medicinal plants by nutraceutical, cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical industries
is gaining more attention around the globe. Dioscorea bulbifera L.(Family: Dioscoreaceae) …

Evolution and Phylogenetic Diversity of Yam Species (Dioscorea spp.): Implication for Conservation and Agricultural Practices

MFS Ngo Ngwe, DN Omokolo, S Joly - PLoS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) consist of approximately 600 species. Presently, these species are
threatened by genetic erosion due to many factors such as pest attacks and farming …

Assessing the status of biological control of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in the southeastern USA

V Manrique, E Kraus, C Schaffer, R Diaz… - Biocontrol Science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Air potato, Dioscorea bulbifera L.(Dioscoreaceae), is an invasive vine that climbs into
vegetation outcompeting native species and altering ecosystems in the southeastern USA …

Release and distribution of Lilioceris cheni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera: Dioscoreaceae), in Florida

WA Overholt, M Rayamajhi, E Rohrig… - Biocontrol Science …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT From 2012 to 2015, 429,668 Lilioceris cheni Gressit and Kimoto (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) were released in Florida for biological control of air potato Dioscorea …

High genetic diversity in the clonal aquatic weed Alternanthera philoxeroides in the United States

DA Williams, NE Harms, IA Knight… - Invasive Plant Science …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The distribution of genetic diversity in invasive plant populations can have important
management implications. Alligatorweed [Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.] was …

Herbivory by the biocontrol agent Lilioceris cheni suppresses propagule production and smothering ability of the invasive vine Dioscorea bulbifera

MB Rayamajhi, E Rohrig, J Leidi, C Kerr, E Salcedo… - Biological Control, 2019 - Elsevier
Expanding populations of Dioscorea bulbifera, a trellising invasive vine of Afro-Asian
provenance, have become widely established in the southeastern United States. Its …

Host range validation, molecular identification and release and establishment of a Chinese biotype of the Asian leaf beetle Lilioceris cheni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae …

TD Center, M Rayamajhi, FA Dray… - Biocontrol Science …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Dioscorea bulbifera, an Asian vine, is invasive in the southeastern USA. It rarely flowers but
propagates from potato-like bulbils formed in leaf axils, which persist into the subsequent …

Attraction of the Air Potato Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris Cheni, (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to leaf Volatiles of the Air Potato, Dioscorea bulbifera

JL Griesheimer, AM Gaffke, C Minteer, JL Mass… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - Springer
Air potato, Dioscorea bulbifera L., is an invasive vine found in the southeastern United
States and is native to Asia and Africa. The air potato leaf beetle Lilioceris cheni …

Beetle herding: Optimizing the biological control of the invasive air potato vine using attractive semiochemical lures

JL Griesheimer, X Martini, C Minteer, S Hight… - Chemoecology, 2024 - Springer
Purposeful manipulation of biological control programs, such as timed releases of biological
control agents, can be ephemeral and difficult to expand into new areas impacted by the …

Exploring the genetic diversity and population structure of aerial yams (Dioscorea bulbifera L.) DArT-seq and agronomic traits

E Ekaette, E Nwofia, P Okocha, I Nnnabue, K Eluwa… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Dioscorea bulbifera is an edible yam specie with aerial bulbils. Assessing the genetic
diversity of D. bulbifera accession for cultivation and breeding purposes is essential for it …