Oils and Rubber from Arid Land Plants
- 2 May 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 208 (4443) , 460-464
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.208.4443.460
Abstract
In this article the economic development potentials of Cucurbita species (buffalo gourd and others), Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba), Euphorbia lathyris (gopher plant), and Parthenium argentatum (guayule) are discussed. All of these plants may become important sources of oils or rubber.Keywords
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