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Flax

Known as: Linseed, Flaxseeds, Linum 
A plant genus of the family LINACEAE that is cultivated for its fiber (manufactured into linen cloth). It contains a trypsin inhibitor and the seed… 
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Linum usitatissimum

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2006
2006
Carboxylesterase activities toward pesticide esters in crops and weeds.
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Marginal Farmland in European Russia
Two geographers specializing in Russian agriculture and rural development present an exploratory essay on the phenomenon of… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Tocopherol, plastochromanol and fatty acid patterns in the genusLinum
The fatty acid composition of the seed oil has been used as a criterion in searching for a rational infrageneric classification… 
1999
1999
Bioactive components of flaxseed: occurrence and health benefits.
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1979
Highly Cited
1979
Quantitative variation of ribosomal RNA genes in flax genotrophs
SummaryThe variation in the proportion of the DNA coding for ribosomal RNA in three flax genotrophs, and the inheritance of this… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Potential anticancer agents II: antitumor and cytotoxic lignans from Linum album (Linaceae).
A phytochemical study of Linum album (Linaceae), guided by bioassay with the 9KB cell culture, resulted in the isolation of… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
DNA Differences between Flax Genotrophs
CERTAIN environmental conditions can induce genetic changes in particular varieties of plants1–5; these changes are stable and… 
1970
1970
The biosynthesis of cyanogenic glycosides in higher plants. I. Purification and properties of a uridine diphosphate-glucose-ketone cyanohydrin beta-glucosyltransferase from Linum usitatissimum L.
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1969
Highly Cited
1969
Effect of low temperature on fatty acid biosynthesis in seeds.
1950
1950
Molybdenum in nitrogen metabolism of legumes and non-legumes.
A study was made of the growth and nitrogen metabolism of plants inrelation to molybdenum supply. Four soils low in available… 
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