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Cyanogenesis in Lotus Species 1
Author(s) -
Phillips R. L.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1968.0011183x000800010040x
Subject(s) - lotus , biology , hydrogen cyanide , botany , evolutionary biology , biochemistry
The presence of hydrogen cyanide was determined in 60 entries of Lotus representing 28 species. Twelve entries were cyanogenetic, 40 were acyanogenetic, and 8 contained both cyanogenetic and acyanogenetic types. The planning of species‐hybridization studies in Lotus may be facilitated by utilizing cyanogenesis as a genetic marker.