Inter-relation between descriptors and morphine yield in Asian germplasm of opium poppy Papaver somniferum

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 315-322

  Bajpai, Suphla ^a   Gupta, Ajai Prakash ^a   Gupta, M M ^a   Sharma, Srikant ^a   Govil, C M ^b   Kumar, Sushil ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b CH CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Germplasm; Medicinal plant; Morphine yield; Opium poppy; Papaver somniferum

Indexed keywords

PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM;

EID: 0033920888     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008752805362     Document Type: Article

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