The latex capacity of opium poppy capsules is fixed early in capsule development and is not a major determinant in morphine yield

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-258

  Harvest, T ^a   Brown, P H ^a   Fist, A ^b   Gracie, A ^a   Gregory, D ^b   Koutoulis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Tasmanian Alkaloids Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Capacity; Capsule; Latex; Laticifer; Morphine; Morphology; Poppy; Yield

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DICOTYLEDON; FLOWERING; HERITABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT PRODUCT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; YIELD;

PAPAVER; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM;

EID: 60849112587     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2008.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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