VARIATION OF CYANOGENESIS IN SOME PLANT-SPECIES OF THE MIDWESTERN UNITED-STATES

Authors
AIKMAN K BERGMAN D EBINGER J SEIGLER D
Citation
K. Aikman et al., VARIATION OF CYANOGENESIS IN SOME PLANT-SPECIES OF THE MIDWESTERN UNITED-STATES, Biochemical systematics and ecology, 24(7-8), 1996, pp. 637-645
Citations number
56
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology,Biology
Journal title
Biochemical systematics and ecology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03051978
Volume
24
Issue
7-8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
637 - 645
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-1978(1996)24:7-8<637:VOCISP>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The frequency of cyanogenesis of 48 species of vascular plants was exa mined by testing 30 individuals from five populations of each species for release of cyanide. The rate at which cyanide was released and the amount of cyanide released varied widely among individuals of a popul ation and among populations of a species. For many taxa, the frequency of cyanogenesis was highly variable among populations. Of the species examined, 20 have not been reported previously as being cyanogenic. C opyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd