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A deciduous shrub, the bark of which contains coumarins, cyanogenic glycosides, prussic acid, tannins, and volatile oil; it is antitussive, and an ingredient of cough syrups
Toxicity The pits and leaves contain hydrocyanic acid—which metabolizes to cyanide, causing incoordination, imbalance, possibly death
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Determination of organics, phenolics, sugars and vitamin C contents of some cherry cultivars (Prunus avium).
Determination of Organics, Phenolics, Sugars and Vitamin C Contents of some Cherry Cultivars (Prunus avium)
Agromorphological characterization of traditional Spanish sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.), sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) and duke cherry (Prunus x gondouinii Rehd.) cultivars.
Analisis de los caracteres con valor diagnostico diferencial en Prunus x gondouinii (A. Poit. & Turpin) Rehder y sus parentales P. avium L. y P. cerasus L
Hot and humid climate conditions in China increase the formation of long and vigorous shoots (>60 cm) and lower production of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.), in comparison with mild and dry climate regions, where a greater number of more productive medium and short shoots occur (LI et al., 2010).
Genotype-environment interaction on the density of peach buds cultivated in a humid subtropical climate/Interacao genotipo-ambiente na densidade de gemas de pessegueiro cultivado em clima subtropical
Prunus avium ydi'r enw ar y coed ceirios du, y wild cherry yn Saesneg.
Haf ardderchog yn dirwyn i ben; BYD NATUR
There are two main groups for eating - the 'sweet', dessert types (Prunus avium) to eat off the tree and the 'sour' types (Prunus cerasus) used in cooking.
Good enough to eat
The cherry tree survey is focusing on nine of the types found in the UK, including wild cherries (Prunus avium) and morello cherries (Prunus cerasus) which are cultivated for their fruit.
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Sweet cherries (Prunus avium L), including Bing, Queen Anne and the treasured gold-red Rainier, are widely available fresh only during a short summer season.
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CHARACTERIZATION OF SOUR (Prunus cerasus l.) AND SWEET CHERRY (Prunus avium l.) VARIETIES WITH FIVE ISOZYME SYSTEMS
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