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DEFINITION

  • Yams (Dioscorea spp., Dioscoreaceae, Monocotyledons) are a staple food for millions of people in tropical countries. They also provide pharmacologically active compounds in traditional medicine and for the pharmaceutical industry. Yams are harvested every season and replanted using tuber pieces to regenerate the plant.

    Created: 2/27/23

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BROADER CONCEPT

IS PRODUCED BY

IS SOURCE OF

IS USED AS

IN OTHER LANGUAGES

  • Created: 2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    يام

    Arabic

  • Created: 2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    山药

    Chinese

  • Created: 2003-03-27T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    jamy

    Czech

  • Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    yams

    English

  • Created: 1981-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Last modified: 2021-05-24T17:34:42Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    igname

    French

  • Created: 2017-08-07T11:18:21Z

    Last modified: 2017-08-11T16:05:46Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    დიოსკორეა

    Georgian

  • Created: 1996-12-24T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    Yam

    German

  • Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    सूरन या रतालू

    Hindi

  • Created: 2006-12-06T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    jamsz

    Hungarian

  • Created: 2006-12-06T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 10219

    jamgyökér
  • Created: 2006-11-09T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    Ignami

    Italian

  • Created: 2005-08-09T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    ヤム芋

    Japanese

  • Created: 2009-12-02T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    Korean

  • Created: 2005-12-16T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    ແຍມ

    Lao

  • Created: 2021-12-13T18:43:29

    skos:notation: 8478

    jams

    Norwegian Bokmål

  • Created: 2007-04-20T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    یام‌ها

    Persian

  • Created: 2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    Ignam (warzywo)

    Polish

  • Created: 1998-08-04T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    Last modified: 2021-06-16T21:24:42Z

    inhame

    Portuguese

  • Created: 1998-08-04T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    Last modified: 2021-06-16T21:24:42Z

    inhame

    Portuguese (Brazil)

  • Created: 2009-02-24T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    ямс (овощи)

    Russian

  • Created: 2005-12-16T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    yamy

    Slovak

  • Created: 1981-01-23T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    Names

    Spanish

  • Created: 2022-04-29T10:51:42Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    viazi vikuu

    Swahili

  • Created: 2021-12-13T18:43:29

    skos:notation: 8478

    jams

    Swedish

  • Created: 2005-08-19T00:00:00Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    กลอย

    Thai

  • Created: 2011-11-20T20:27:58Z

    Last modified: 2017-07-15T20:35:50Z

    skos:notation: 8478

    yam

    Turkish

URI

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8478

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