Guayule -- a potential source of natural rubber : eighth annual report, March 1989-February 1990

The emphasis during the eight years of activity in this section was on guyaule, a potential source of natural rubber. Data collected during the last four years in the course of the irrigation trial are presented; most of these data were not included in previous reports. The data pertain to the effect of water stress as well as season on the in situ accumulation of rubber, the fixation, translocation and incorporation of l4C (supplied as l4CO2), and finally the potential of branches to synthesize rubber (in terms of [14C]acetate incorporation into rubber). (Author abstract)