Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]

NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.

Lactuca alpina

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): mountain sow-thistle
Crop Use(s): vegetable
Reference Source(s): sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 2

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Ohlson, M., A. Nordin, et al. (1995). Accumulation of amino acids in forest plants in relation to ecological amplitude and nitrogen supply. Functional Ecology 9(4): 596-605. {a} Dep. Biol. Nature Conservation, Agric. Univ. Norway, PO Box 5014, N-1432 As, Norway

Ohlson, M. and L. Hogbom (1993). Species-specific dynamics in nitrate reductase activity in coexisting swamp forest plants. Journal of Ecology 81(4): 739-744. {a} Dep. Biol. Nature Conservation, Agric. Univ. Norway, PO Box 5014, N-1432 As, Norway

Saether, B. E. and M. Heim (1993). Ecological correlates of individual variation in age at maturity in female moose (Alces alces): The effects of environmental variability. Journal of Animal Ecology 62(3): 482-489. Norwegian Inst. Nat. Res., Tungasletta 2, N-7004 Trondheim, Norway

Thomas, C. D. and T. M. Jones (1993). Partial recovery of a skipper butterfly (Hesperia comma) from population refuges: Lessons for conservation in a fragmented landscape. Journal of Animal Ecology 62(3): 472-481. {a} Sch. Biol. Sci., Univ. Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

Asklund, L. (1987). Floristic notes from Vastmanland, Central Sweden: 2. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 1(2): 115-117.

Lebeda, A. (1986). Specificity of interactions between wild Lactuca spp. and Bremia lactucae isolates from Lactuca serriola. Journal Of Phytopathology 117(1): 54-64.

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Index of common names:
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Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Agriculture and Horticulture, The University of Queensland, Gatton 4343; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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