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Cross-sensitization between poppy seed and buckwheat in a food-allergic patient with poppy seed anaphylaxis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum L., is the source of both poppy seeds and opium. The commercially available seeds are widely used as ingredients for various kinds of food.
Oppel, T., Thomas, P., Wollenberg, A.
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The hidden habit of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana: first demonstration of vertical plant transmission. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Beauveria bassiana strain 04/01-Tip, obtained from a larva of the opium poppy stem gall wasp Iraella luteipes (Hymenoptera; Cynipidae), endophytically colonizes opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) plants and protects them against this pest.
Enrique Quesada-Moraga   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in opium poppy [PDF]

open access: yesPlanta, 2014
Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) is one of the world's oldest medicinal plants and remains the only commercial source for the narcotic analgesics morphine, codeine and semi-synthetic derivatives such as oxycodone and naltrexone. The plant also produces several other benzylisoquinoline alkaloids with potent pharmacological properties including the ...
Guillaume A W, Beaudoin   +1 more
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Update of the Scientific Opinion on opium alkaloids in poppy seeds

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2018
Poppy seeds are obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.). They are used as food and to produce edible oil. The opium poppy plant contains narcotic alkaloids such as morphine and codeine.
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM)   +32 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survey and monitoring of opium poppy and wheat in Afghanistan: 2003-2009 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
An integrated application of remote-sensing technology was devised and applied in Afghanistan during 2003–2009 providing critical information on cereal and poppy cultivation and poppy eradication.
Brewer, Tim R.   +4 more
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Scientific Opinion on the risks for public health related to the presence of opium alkaloids in poppy seeds

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2011
Poppy seeds are obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.). They are used in bakery products, on top of dishes, in fillings of cakes and in desserts and to produce edible oil.
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM)
doaj   +1 more source

The application of time-series MODIS NDVI profiles for the acquisition of crop information across Afghanistan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
We investigated and developed a prototype crop information system integrating 250 m Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data with other available remotely sensed imagery, field data, and ...
Juniper, Graham R.   +3 more
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Spatial risk assessment of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan: integrating environmental and socio-economic drivers

open access: yesInternational Journal of Digital Earth, 2017
Recently the cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan reached unprecedented levels. It is agreed that the complex and coupled interactions of social, economic and environmental drivers are crucial for understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of ...
Stefan Kienberger   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Drug Problem and Organized Crime, Illicit Financial Flows, Corruption and Terrorism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
An estimated quarter of a billion people, or around 5 per cent of the global adult population, used drugs at least once in 2015. Even more worrisome is the fact that about 29.5 million of those drug users, or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population ...

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Efficacy of weed control for opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) with a mixture of tembotrione and fluroxypyr

open access: yesJournal of Plant Protection Research, 2016
The study was carried out in the years 2013 and 2014 at the Łagiewniki farm to determine the effect of some herbicides on the yield and development of two opium poppy cultivars: ‘Lazur’ - with high morphine content, and ‘Borowski Biały’ - with low ...
Wójtowicz Marek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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