Researchers identify new tuber species from Western Ghats in Kerala’s Wayanad district
Dioscorea balakrishnanii | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Researchers from Kerala have identified an edible tuber found in the Western Ghats region of Wayanad district as a new species of the genus Dioscorea. The species, named Dioscorea balakrishnanii after V. Balakrishnan, environmentalist and current secretary of the Kerala State Biodiversity Board, holds potential as a tuber […]
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