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Canavanine in alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

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Canavanine was extracted and characterized from various cultivars of alfalfa seed. Values obtained range from 8 g/kg for the Buffalo variety to 14–20 g/kg for the highly weevil resistant variety, Weevl-Chek.

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  1. Department of Environmental Practice, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Institute of Agriculture, P.O. Box 1071, 37901, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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Natelson, S. Canavanine in alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Experientia 41, 257–259 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02002625

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