Fruits & Vegetables Week: Dioscorea alata from Delhi, Asiatic Yam
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Gurcharan Singh
Jan 10, 2011, 11:22:19 AM1/10/11
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Dioscorea alata L., the Asiatic Yam or Greater Yam, a widely cultivated yam, the tubers are ground into meal, also used as vegetable.
Local names
Sanskrit: Pindalu
Hindi & Beng: Chupri alu, khamalu
Tel: Pendalamu
Tam: Perumvalli kizhangu
Kan: Onthalaigasu, tung-genasu
Mal: Kanchchilkilangu, kaavathu
Assam: Katalu, ractaguranialu
Bomb: Goradu:
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
tanay bose
Jan 10, 2011, 7:45:02 PM1/10/11
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Nice one!!
Tanay
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Tanay Bose
Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
3529-6270 University Blvd.
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
3529-6270 University Blvd.
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
604-822-2019 (Lab)
604-822-6089 (Fax)
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