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Plant parts useful for extraction of opium from papaver saminiferaim are__________________?

Correct answer: C. Unripe fruit

  • A. Young seedings
  • B. Old leaves
  • C. Unripe fruit
  • D. Ripened fruit

Explanation

Opium is obtained by making cuts in the immature, unripe capsules of Papaver somniferum and collecting the latex. Ripe fruits and leaves do not provide the harvested opium latex.

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