ISHS Acta Horticulturae 288: VI International Symposium on Pollination
APIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON EUPHORBIA LATHYRIS |
| Author: | W. von der Ohe |
| Abstract:
Euphorbia lathyris is an innovative plant for renewable industrial resources due to a high content of oleic acid in the seeds of this plant. An interdisciplinare project was started to cultivate the wild type. An important disadvantage of the wild type is the occurence of diterpene esters which can cause irritations and in some cases cocarcinogenic effects. Our main subjects were dealing with apiological and flower-ecological aspects and the content of diterpene esters in honey. Field and cage experiments were carried out. E. lathyris shows self- and crosspollination. Compared with other bee plants nectar flow and pollen quantity are below average. The 3-hexadecanoyl-ingenol content is nearly zero. | |
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