Could members of the daisy family, dandelions and lettuces, hold the key to future rubber self-sufficiency?
Tag - Hevea brasiliensis
Nigel Chaffey
Cyanogenesis and tissue damage in rubber tree
Cyanogenesis can act as defence against herbivores and the amount of HCN generated per unit time is crucial in its role as a feeding deterent. Kadow et al. examine linamarase and hydroxynitrile lyase in rubber tree...
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