Biochemical regulation of rubber biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray)

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-58

  Cornish, Katrina ^a,b   Scott, Deborah J ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Yulex Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Allylic pyrophosphate; Guayule; Isopentenyl pyrophosphate; Molecular weight

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; LATEXES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEINS; RAW MATERIALS; RUBBER;

BIOCHEMICAL REGULATION; GUAYULE PLANTS; PLANT GROWTH; RUBBER PRODUCING CROPS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

RUBBER;

HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; PARTHENIUM ARGENTATUM;

EID: 19544370518     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2004.04.032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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