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The yam is an edible root used by many cultures.

YAM

Botanic name

• Dioscoria spp

Growth form

• scrambling vine of variable length
• heart-shaped leaves
• tuber size varyies with species

Edible part

• tuber - cooked

Cultivation

• can be ued as a trellis crop or scrambles over the ground

Propagation:

• by sprouting tuber
• from tip cuttings

Centre of diversity

• Asia – an ancient crop collected in the past as wild harvest and now cultivated

• Australia - varieties collected by Aboriginies as wild harvest

	A variety of smaller yam.
The yam is a climbing plant.

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PAGE UPDATED... Thursday, 17 January 2002