opium poppy: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Divergent proteomic profiles of opium poppy cultivars. Aug 29, 2026
Article revised and updated. Feb 19, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Divergent proteomic profiles of opium poppy cultivars. Aug 23, 2025
Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Philosophical Transactions B - The origins and spread of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) revealed by genomics and seed morphometrics. Jul 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Chemistry - Opium Alkaloids in Harvested and Thermally Processed Poppy Seeds. May 30, 2025
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Secrets ofthe opium poppy revealed (PDF). Apr 19, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - The opium poppy in Europe: exploring its origin and dispersal during the Neolithic (PDF). Sep 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Journal of Biological Chemistry - Morphine Metabolism in the Opium Poppy and Its Possible Physiological Function. Jul 26, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Extension - Master Gardener Program - Breadseed or Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum. May 31, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Divergent proteomic profiles of opium poppy cultivars. Apr 03, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Divergent proteomic profiles of opium poppy cultivars. Apr 01, 2024
Add new Web site: United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime - The Opium Poppy. Aug 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Go Botany - Opium poppy. Jun 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Nature - Insights into opium poppy (Papaver spp.) genetic diversity from genotyping-by-sequencing analysis. May 03, 2023
Add new Web site: DEA Museum - Opium Poppy. Feb 24, 2023
Added images of poppy seeds and of the latex being harvested from the seed capsules. Jun 16, 2017
Expanded physical description. Jun 16, 2017
Add new Web site: Plant Cultures - Opium poppy. Nov 10, 2010
Media added. Mar 25, 2010
New article added. Mar 12, 2009
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