Sapogenin production in relation to age of tuber in two Dioscorea species

Two sexually propagated, sapogenin-producing Dioscorea selections were tested over 54 months of growth to determine the rate of steroid deposition and production. In both selections, sapogenin concentration increased with tuber age. In Dioscorea floribunda, sapogenin concentration increased more rap...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cruzado, H.J., Delpin, H., Roark, B.A.
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA) 2025
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13613
_version_ 1854966270978424832
author Cruzado, H.J.
Delpin, H.
Roark, B.A.
author_browse Cruzado, H.J.
Delpin, H.
Roark, B.A.
author_facet Cruzado, H.J.
Delpin, H.
Roark, B.A.
author_sort Cruzado, H.J.
collection Repositorio CATIE
description Two sexually propagated, sapogenin-producing Dioscorea selections were tested over 54 months of growth to determine the rate of steroid deposition and production. In both selections, sapogenin concentration increased with tuber age. In Dioscorea floribunda, sapogenin concentration increased more rapidly than in D. composita, but because of rapid tuber growth, D. composita surpassed the other species in total sapogenin yield after the third growth season. Decreases in sapogenin content were noted during spring growth and increases in summer and fall. D. floribunda can be harvested after three growing seasons, while four or five growing seasons can increase the average annual yield of D. composita. Both species should be harvested during winter when sapogenin content is more stable.
format Artículo
id RepoCATIE13613
institution Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
language Inglés
publishDate 2025
publishDateRange 2025
publishDateSort 2025
publisher Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA)
publisherStr Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA)
record_format dspace
spelling RepoCATIE136132025-08-15T00:02:16Z Sapogenin production in relation to age of tuber in two Dioscorea species Cruzado, H.J. Delpin, H. Roark, B.A. Dioscorea||Dioscorea||Dioscorea||Dioscorea Sapogenina||sapogenins||sapogenina||sapogénine Esteroide||steroids||esteróide||stéroïde Crecimiento de planta||plant growth||undefined||croissance de la plante Adaptación al cambio climático||climate change adaptation||undefined||adaptation aux changements climatiques Sede Central Two sexually propagated, sapogenin-producing Dioscorea selections were tested over 54 months of growth to determine the rate of steroid deposition and production. In both selections, sapogenin concentration increased with tuber age. In Dioscorea floribunda, sapogenin concentration increased more rapidly than in D. composita, but because of rapid tuber growth, D. composita surpassed the other species in total sapogenin yield after the third growth season. Decreases in sapogenin content were noted during spring growth and increases in summer and fall. D. floribunda can be harvested after three growing seasons, while four or five growing seasons can increase the average annual yield of D. composita. Both species should be harvested during winter when sapogenin content is more stable. 2025-08-13T15:02:03Z 2025-08-13T15:02:03Z 1965-01-01 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13613 openAccess en Turrialba Vol. 15, no. 1 4 application/pdf Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA)
spellingShingle Dioscorea||Dioscorea||Dioscorea||Dioscorea
Sapogenina||sapogenins||sapogenina||sapogénine
Esteroide||steroids||esteróide||stéroïde
Crecimiento de planta||plant growth||undefined||croissance de la plante
Adaptación al cambio climático||climate change adaptation||undefined||adaptation aux changements climatiques
Sede Central
Cruzado, H.J.
Delpin, H.
Roark, B.A.
Sapogenin production in relation to age of tuber in two Dioscorea species
title Sapogenin production in relation to age of tuber in two Dioscorea species
title_full Sapogenin production in relation to age of tuber in two Dioscorea species
title_fullStr Sapogenin production in relation to age of tuber in two Dioscorea species
title_full_unstemmed Sapogenin production in relation to age of tuber in two Dioscorea species
title_short Sapogenin production in relation to age of tuber in two Dioscorea species
title_sort sapogenin production in relation to age of tuber in two dioscorea species
topic Dioscorea||Dioscorea||Dioscorea||Dioscorea
Sapogenina||sapogenins||sapogenina||sapogénine
Esteroide||steroids||esteróide||stéroïde
Crecimiento de planta||plant growth||undefined||croissance de la plante
Adaptación al cambio climático||climate change adaptation||undefined||adaptation aux changements climatiques
Sede Central
url https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13613
work_keys_str_mv AT cruzadohj sapogeninproductioninrelationtoageoftuberintwodioscoreaspecies
AT delpinh sapogeninproductioninrelationtoageoftuberintwodioscoreaspecies
AT roarkba sapogeninproductioninrelationtoageoftuberintwodioscoreaspecies