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Variation in Indolealkylamine Content of Individual Phalaris aquatica L. Plants 1
Author(s) -
Rendig V. V.,
Welch R. M.,
McComb E. A.
Publication year - 1970
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/cropsci1970.0011183x001000060024x
Subject(s) - biology , variation (astronomy) , botany , phalaris arundinacea , phalaris minor , agronomy , horticulture , ecology , weed , physics , astrophysics , wetland
Plants of Phalaris aqtiatica L. (syn. P. tuberosa L.) ‘Stenoptera’ grown from seed have widely varying differences in their concentrations of N,N‐dimethyltryptamine and N,N‐diniethyl‐5‐methoxytryptamine. Although some variation was anticipated, the magnitude of the differences was beyond expectation and in sharp contrast to the indolealkylamine content of plants propagated vegetatively. It is suggested that the variation noted may have important ecological implications with reference to Phalaris toxicity.