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Short Communication A low morphine‐containing accession of Papaver somniferum suitable for seed production *
Author(s) -
Bajpai S.,
Gupta M. M.,
Kumaru S.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
plant breeding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1439-0523
pISSN - 0179-9541
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0523.1996.tb00948.x
Subject(s) - papaver , accession , morphine , papaveraceae , biology , poppy , narcotic , horticulture , botany , alkaloid , medicine , pharmacology , european union , psychiatry , business , economic policy
A total of 140 Indian accessions of Papaver somniferum were raised under the subtropical conditions of Lucknow, India. They were screened for major alkaloids present in the capsules and peduncles, using a TLC‐densitometry procedure. An accession containing the narcotic alkaloid morphine at as low a concentration as 0.05% in its capsules has been identified. The accession has good agronomic traits.