Yulex (www.yulex.com), Maricopa, AZ, the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Mendel Biotechnology have signed an agreement to develop and field test proprietary guayule plants with enhanced natural rubber latex yields and increased biomass.Yulex (www.yulex.com), Maricopa, AZ, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS USDA-ARS United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service ) and Mendel Biotechnology have signed an agreement to develop and field test proprietary guayule gua·yu·le n. A shrub (Parthenium argentatum) of the southwest United States and Mexico whose sap was considered a potential source of natural rubber during World War II. plants with enhanced natural rubber latex yields and increased biomass. Yulex is said to be at the forefront of a clean technology industry that is based on guayule, a versatile desert plant that has become a commercial source of bio-based rubber latex, and a cellulosic feedstock feed·stock n. Raw material required for an industrial process. Noun 1. feedstock - the raw material that is required for some industrial process raw material, staple - material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing for bioethanol and other alternative energy production. |
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