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Dioscorea: In Vitro Culture and the Micropropagation of Diosgenin-Containing Species

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants II

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 7))

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Dioscorea belongs to the monocotyledons, family Dioscoreaceae, subfamily Dioscoreoideae. It comprises ca. 600 species and is divisible into numerous sections according to stem twining, leaf morphology, inflorescences, seed wings, bulbil formation, tuber morphology and chemical content (Dahlgren et al. 1985). Bulbils occur in the leaf axis of numerous species of Dioscorea and contribute greatly to vegetative propagation. Flowers are dioecious and seeds often winged.

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Furmanowa, M., Guzewska, J. (1989). Dioscorea: In Vitro Culture and the Micropropagation of Diosgenin-Containing Species. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73617-9_10

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