Scientists say a desert plant called guayule offers a new, natural rubber alternative without the proteins that trigger allergic reactions. From Wordnik.com. Reference
All Yulex products are derived from a desert plant called guayule (why-you-lee) which is grown in commercial farms throughout southern Arizona. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Superb natural latex from a desert shrub called guayule (why-YOU-lee) makes high-quality gloves, medical devices, and other in-demand natural rubber products. From Wordnik.com. Reference
(March 7, 2009) - Superb natural latex from a desert shrub called guayule (why-YOU-lee) makes high-quality gloves, medical devices, and other in-demand natural rubber products. From Wordnik.com. Reference
RAMOS, J.L. (1954) El cultivo del guayule en Espaa. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
LAGUINGE, A.M. GONZALEZ (1951/52) El guayule y su cultivo. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
HAMMOND, B.L. and POLHAMUS, L.G. (1965) Research on guayule. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Interest has recently been revived in guayule for natural rubber. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
Recovery of parthenyl cinnamate and essential oils from guayule resin. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Water quantity and quality requirements of guayule: current assessment. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
Lilongwe, Malawi: 25 pp. FORTI, M. (1975) Rubber production from guayule in Israel. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The rubber content of these plants is similar to that of guayule in natural populations. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
In 1944, there were 12,000 hectares of guayule planted in California (USA) for rubber production. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
Compared with guayule, Chrysothamnus has several advantages as a potential source of natural rubber. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
CHECHELNITZKY, S. (1975) Economic feasibility of guayule cultivation for rubber production in Israel. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The perennial desert shrub, guayule (Parthenium argentatum), has also been used as a source of natural rubber. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
MEARS, J.A. and LARSON, R.A. (1982) Rubber and allergenic terpenes: Possible problems in guayule commercialization. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
In tests with guayule, total rubber yields first increased and then decreased as soil salinity increased (Table 14). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
ANDERSON, R.J. (Jr) (1982) An estimate of the maximum sustainable yield from guayule growing wild in the vicinity of Cedros, Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Department of Agriculture to make a latex substitute from guayule, a desert plant in the Southwest that doesn't contain the allergy-triggering protein. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Hazard:] Reference
Among other things, it has introduced to the world grossly neglected plant species such as jojoba, guayule, leucaena, mangium, amaranth, and the winged bean. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 16] Reference
The reason guayule is back on the forefront now is. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Desert plants, however, tend to be slow growing-guayule takes two years to mature. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
"So far, we haven't found anything made out of rubber that we can't make with guayule," Dr. Cornish said. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The plant produces resins that act as natural pesticides, making guayule resistant to many pests and diseases. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Grant Purpose: To research and develop supercritical methods for biorefinery of rubber-bearing guayule biomass. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Department of Energy - Press Releases] Reference
The bark of the guayule contains rubber, but it does not contain the allergy-causing proteins present in the plants that are used to make latex. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The company is developing transformation technology to convert the residual cellulosic biomass from the guayule plant to bioenergy for regional utilization. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
(February 7, 2008) - Changing and growing markets have renewed interest and research on guayule and lesquerella, two native Big Bend plants that might be grown in Texas. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Manufactured by Yulex Corporation, these bio-based materials come from guayule (why-you-lee), a versatile and drought-tolerant plant native to the North American high desert. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Salt tolerance of irrigated guayule. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
But guayule may also prove to be an. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It starts with a sort of guayule milkshake. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Uses for guayule latex are virtually endless. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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