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Russian dandelion (kok-saghyz) : an emergency source of natural rubber / compiled by W. Gordon Whaley and John S. Bowen.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Whaley, W. Gordon (William Gordon), 1914-1982, compiler.
- Series:
- Miscellaneous publication (United States. Department of Agriculture) ; no. 618.
- Miscellaneous publication / United States Department of Agriculture ; no. 618
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rubber plants.
- Kok-saghyz.
- Kok-saghyz--Bibliography.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 212 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : United Sttes Department of Agriculture, 1947.
- Summary:
- This publication is a summary of the investigations conducted between early summer 1942 and June 1944, when the attempt at large scale experimental production of kok-saghyz was terminated. It is primarily a record of field-scale production tests conducted by the Forest Service and allied research by the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering, and other cooperating agencies and individuals.
- Contents:
- The rubber emergency. pp. 1.
- Establishment of the Emergency Rubber Project. pp. 7.
- Discovery and development of kok-saghyz by the Russians. pp. 11.
- Experimental production of kok-saghyz rubber : Nature of the plant
- Planting areas
- Cultural practices
- Seed production. pp. 12.
- Root characteristics, root development, and root harvesting.pp. 120.
- Economics of production. pp. 148.
- Improvement of the plant. pp. 166.
- Equipment development. pp. 170.
- Sampling and analyses. pp. 172.
- Summary of the experimental work. pp. 174.
- Proposals for further investigations. pp. 178.
- The potential value of kok-saghyz as a domestic source of natural rubber. pp. 181.
- Literature cited. pp. 184.
- Processed and typewritten reports. pp. 191.
- Additional literature. pp. 195.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-212).
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2016.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title screen (USDA, viewed on Sept. 27, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Whaley, W. Gordon (William Gordon), 1914-1982. Russian dandelion (kok-saghyz
- OCLC:
- 953978183
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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