National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Vellanikkara, Thrissur 680 654 (Kerala).
A total of 346 collections belonging to 13 identified and 2 unidentified ones have been collected, conserved, characterised and evaluated. Diversity in the genus in Southern region, their distribution, specieswise morphology and specieswise key for easy identification are also provided.
Dioscorea, yams, diversity, Germplasm collection, evaluation, key to the species
