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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.
core   +1 more source

Opium Art and Truffle Texts in the Aegean and Ancient Near East

open access: yesStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, 2023
From the third millennium BC on, the opium poppy was exploited by the civilizations of the Aegean and Near East. While the terms for it in the ancient languages of the region are still unknown, the distinctive features of the harvest-ready seed pod ...
Karen Polinger Foster
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic Diversity and Relationships of Opium Poppy Accessions Based on SSR Markers

open access: yesAgriculture, 2022
Opium poppy is one of the most important medicinal plant species cultivated in several regions of the world for pharmaceutical and food purposes. Although it has been bred and used in many countries for centuries, taxonomical studies on the intraspecific
Z. György   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Low-Altitude Remote Sensing Opium Poppy Image Detection Based on Modified YOLOv3

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
Poppy is a special medicinal plant. Its cultivation requires legal approval and strict supervision. Unauthorized cultivation of opium poppy is forbidden.
Chunshan Wang   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

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

Counterproductive Counternarcotic Strategies? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
We model the economic incentives surrounding opium crop production in Afghanistan. Specifically, we examine the impact of eradication policies when opium is used as a means of obtaining credit, and when the crops are produced in sharecropping ...
Andersson, Camilla
core   +1 more source

Success Factors of Cross-Border Agricultural Investments for Opium Poppy Alternative Project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative

open access: yesSustainability, 2022
Cross-border agricultural investments (CBAIs) are considered to be an essential strategy that is expected to bridge the gap between poverty reduction and rural development in marginalized regions.
Yan Jin, Liyun Zhang, Lu Feng
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

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

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