Structural and Compositional Characteristics of Canaryseed (Phalaris canariensis L.)

• Published in: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Vol. 45; no. 8; pp. 3049 - 3055
• Main Authors: Abdel-Aal, El-Sayed M, Hucl, Pierre J, Sosulski, Frank W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 18.08.1997
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; Cereal and baking product industries; Chemical constitution; Economic plant physiology; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; GRAINE; PELOS VEGETALES; PHALARIS; PLANT HAIRS; POIL VEGETAL; SEED MORPHOLOGY; SEED SPICULES; SEEDS; SEMILLA; Monocotyledones; Gramineae; Angiospermae; Phalaris canariensis; Cereal; Spermatophyta; Chemical composition; Cereal crop

Canaryseed (Phalaris canariensis L.) has small elliptical grains with hulls, which are covered with very fine silicious spicules that are severe skin irritants and potentially carcinogenic. Because chemical treatments and a glabrous genotype are now available for eliminating the spicules, the chemic...