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The genetics and ecology of variation in secondary plant substances
There is an enormous amount of variation in secondary plant metabolites. The variation, both quantitative and qualitative, can be exploited to study the genetics and the ecological functions of these substance...
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Properties and functions of the cyanogenic system in higher plants
Cyanogenesis, the production of HCN is a trait that can be found in all the major taxa. The system is particularly important in higher plants, both in view of the specialized mechanisms found in plants and wit...
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An analysis of the costs and benefits of the cyanogenic system in Trifolium repens L.
The effect of the cyanogenic glucosides linamarin and lotaustralin and their hydrolyzing enzyme linamarase was studied in a B2 generation segregating for the genes Ac and Li. Plants containing the glucosides are ...
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Computerized analysis of chromosomal parameters in karyotype studies
A study is presented of the possibilities and limitations of semi-automated karyotype analysis on the basis of chromosome length and centromere index. A number of computer programs have been developed for 1) q...
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Linamarase and other β-glucosidases are present in the cell walls of Trifolium repens L. leaves
Linamarase (EC 3.2.1.21) is a specialized β-glucosidase that hydrolyses the cyanogenic glucoside linamarin. Two clones of Trifolium repens L. derived from natural populations, of which one clone exhibited linamar...
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Genecological investigations on zinc plants III. Cytology of hybrids between Viola calaminaria (Lej.) Ernst and Viola arvensis Murr.