Multivariate analysis in relation to breeding system in opium popy, Papaver somniferum L. [PDF]
, 2004 The opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is an important medicinal plant of great pharmacopoel uses. 101 germplasm lines of different eco-geographical origin maintained at National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow were evaluated to study the genetic ...
Shukla S., Singh S.P., Yadav H.K.
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Opium for the Masses? Conflict-Induced Narcotics Production in Afghanistan [PDF]
We show that the recent rise in Afghan opium production is caused by violent conflicts. Violence destroys roads and irrigation, crucial to alternative crops, and weakens local incentives to rebuild infrastructure and enforce law and order.
Fredrik Willumsen +2 more
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Contracts, Hold-Up, and Exports: Textiles and Opium in Colonial India [PDF]
Trade and export, it is argued, spur economic growth. This paper studies the microeconomics of exporting. We build a heuristic model of transactions between exporters and producers and relate it to East India Company operations in colonial Bengal.
Anand V. Swamy, Rachel E. Kranton
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Alternative Livelihoods: Substance or Slogan? [PDF]
Labor and Human Capital,
Mansfield, David, Pain, Adam
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Can Afghanistan's Counternarcotics Efforts Survive NATO Withdrawal? [PDF]
, 2011 World Politics ReviewOn June 26, at a gathering in Kabul marking World Counter Narcotics Day, the mood was somber. Gone was the positive spin of last year's event, when Afghanistan's minister of counternarcotics, Zarar Ahmad Moqbil, proudly announced
DuPee, Matthew C.
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Spatiotemporal oscillations of morphinan alkaloids in opium poppy
Journal of Biosciences, 2018 Here, a comprehensive endeavor is made to simultaneously scrutinize spatiotemporal oscillations of three imperative morphinan alkaloids (i.e. thebaine, codeine, and morphine) alongside dynamic transcriptional patterns of TYDC, SalAT, COR, T6ODM, and CODM genes in different tissues of Papaver somniferum (i.e.
Mahdi, Rezaei +4 more
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O uso do ópio na sociedade romana e a dependência do Princeps Marco Aurélio.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2009 Opium was known and frequently used in Roman society. Medical practice recognized its usefulness as an analgesic, soporific, anti-tussic or anti-diarrheic agent, as well as other currently unsupported uses with quasi-magical properties.
Bruno Trancas +2 more
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The role of phloem sieve elements and laticifers in the biosynthesis and accumulation of alkaloids in opium poppy† [PDF]
, 2006 Nailish Samanani +4 more
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Perdagangan Opium dan Narcoterrorism di Afghanistan (Studi Kasus Narcoterrorism oleh Taliban Tahun 2007-2010) [PDF]
, 2017 The opium trafficking in Afghanistan is one of the International crimes that have long been a state problem. It becomes more complicated when terrorist organizations get involved. Hence narcoterrorism.
Pattypelohy, S. C. (Shary) +2 more
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Role of the phloem in the biochemistry and ecophysiology of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid metabolism
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2013 Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a diverse group of biologically active specialized metabolites produced mainly in four plant families. BIA metabolism is likely of monophyletic origin and involves multiple enzymes yielding structurally diverse ...
Eun-Jeong eLee +2 more
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