Sapogenin production and agronomic potential od Discorea spiculiflora

Clones and seed plants of the medicinal plant, Dioscorea spiculiflora, were introduced to Puerto Rico for the purpose of testing them as crops and measuring the yields of sapogenins. Although the parents were selected based on their sapogenin percentage, the seedlings showed great variability in all...

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Autores principales: Martin, F.W., Delpin, H.
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA) 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13675
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author Martin, F.W.
Delpin, H.
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description Clones and seed plants of the medicinal plant, Dioscorea spiculiflora, were introduced to Puerto Rico for the purpose of testing them as crops and measuring the yields of sapogenins. Although the parents were selected based on their sapogenin percentage, the seedlings showed great variability in all aspects of the total yield. However, large and significant differences were noted between clones, demonstrating that better clones can be selected or the species improved by crossbreeding. Yields after 2 and 3 years were not related to the sapogenin percentage of the original parents. The sapogenins that were separated by chromatography were of two classes: simple types and the keto type, more desirable for drug synthesis. We did not find clones that had only one of the classes. The average yield of sapogenin was lower than that of other cultivated species vated in Puerto Rico, D. composita and D. floribunda. The factors that influenced the use of the species as a crop were mentioned
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spelling RepoCATIE136752025-08-19T22:51:44Z Sapogenin production and agronomic potential od Discorea spiculiflora Martin, F.W. Delpin, H. Sapogenina||sapogenins||sapogenina||sapogénine Producción||production||produção||production Dioscorea||Dioscorea||Dioscorea||Dioscorea Clon||clones||clone||clone Sede Central Clones and seed plants of the medicinal plant, Dioscorea spiculiflora, were introduced to Puerto Rico for the purpose of testing them as crops and measuring the yields of sapogenins. Although the parents were selected based on their sapogenin percentage, the seedlings showed great variability in all aspects of the total yield. However, large and significant differences were noted between clones, demonstrating that better clones can be selected or the species improved by crossbreeding. Yields after 2 and 3 years were not related to the sapogenin percentage of the original parents. The sapogenins that were separated by chromatography were of two classes: simple types and the keto type, more desirable for drug synthesis. We did not find clones that had only one of the classes. The average yield of sapogenin was lower than that of other cultivated species vated in Puerto Rico, D. composita and D. floribunda. The factors that influenced the use of the species as a crop were mentioned 2025-08-18T19:35:13Z 2025-08-18T19:35:13Z 1965-10-01 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13675 openAccess en Turrialba Vol. 15, no. 4 4 application/pdf Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA)
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Sapogenin production and agronomic potential od Discorea spiculiflora
title Sapogenin production and agronomic potential od Discorea spiculiflora
title_full Sapogenin production and agronomic potential od Discorea spiculiflora
title_fullStr Sapogenin production and agronomic potential od Discorea spiculiflora
title_full_unstemmed Sapogenin production and agronomic potential od Discorea spiculiflora
title_short Sapogenin production and agronomic potential od Discorea spiculiflora
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topic Sapogenina||sapogenins||sapogenina||sapogénine
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