Inheritance of morphine in opium poppy (P. somniferum L.)

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Sudhir Shukla
S. P. Singh

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Inheritance of morphine in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) Yr. NBRI-1 and NBRI-2 was studied by selfing in seven successive generations. The morphine content over years ranged from 7.14 to 29.98 percent. Progenies with high morphine content segregated strongly and produced progenies with lower content, while selection in middle order produced high and intermediate progenies. Selection response was also high in progenies selected from middle range. The results suggest that high morphine content resulted due to certain epistatic combinations.

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Shukla, S., & Singh, S. P. (2001). Inheritance of morphine in opium poppy (P. somniferum L.). INDIAN JOURNAL OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING, 61(03), 263–266. https://doi.org/.
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