Identification, Improvement, and Evaluation
of Detoxification Processes in Wild Yam (Dioscorea hispida Dennst.) for El Niņo- and La Niņa-Affected Areas

  


Wild yam or Kayos (Dioscorea hispida Dennst) has been a reliable indigenous food for many upland communities. However, cases of poisoning in the highlands of Kidapawan, South Cotabato during the peak of the 1997-98 El Niņo episode necessitated the conduct of a study on its detoxification and value as food.

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