The utility potentials of some dioscorea species with particular reference to D. Rotoridata and D. Dumatorum

Yams are any of the economically useful plants belonging to the genues Diocorea; yams are also the tubers or rhizomes of these plants (Coursey 1967). The yam tuber is economically the most important part of the plant.  The structures of the tuber is variable, depending on the species, most yam tubers are cylindrical in shape; weight of individual tubers ranges from 200g – 50kg (Asiedu 1992).
TABLE OF CONTENTS FRONT PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWELDGEMENT  TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE;INTRODUCTION 1.1INTRODUCTION 1.2SPACIES 1.3COMPOSITION 1.4USE OF YAM IN WEST AFRICA 1.5ANTI NUTRIENTS AND OTHER FACTORS
CHAPTER TWO:UTILIZATION & PROCESSING OF YAM (REFERENCE TO DROTONDATA AND D. DUMETORUM 2.1BOILED YAM 2.2FRIED, ROASTED AND BAKED YAM 2.3FRIED YAM BALLS 2.4POUNDED YAM 2.5.1YAM FLOOR 2.5.2 INDUSTRIAL INSTANT YAM FLOOR 2.5.3 YAM FLOOR IN COMPOSITOR FLOOR FOR BAKERY  2.6INSTANT YAM FLAKE 2.6.1PROCESSING FLAKE FOR FUFU 2.6.2PROCESSING FLAKE FOR NON STICKY PRODUCT 2.7UTILIZATION OF YAM AS ANIMAL FEED 2.8PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH UTILITY OF YAM AS FOOD 2.9NON FOOD USES OF YAM
CHAPTER THREE CONCLUSION REFERENCES