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Science 9 September 1977:
Vol. 197. no. 4308, pp. 1076 - 1078
DOI: 10.1126/science.197.4308.1076
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Chemical Bioinduction of Rubber in Guayule Plant

H. YOKOYAMA 1, E. P. HAYMAN 1, W. J. Hsu 1, S. M. POLING 1, and A. J. BAUMAN 2

1 Fruit and Vegetable Chemistry Laboratory, Western Region, Agricultural Research Service, Pasadena, California 91106
2 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena 91103

The treatment of young guayule plants with 2-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-triethylamine stimulated the accumulation of polyisoprenoid rubber in the stem and root tissues. This finding suggests that rubber productivity can be improved by the use of chemical agents on guayule and other rubber-forming plants.

Submitted on May 20, 1977

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