Distinguished Service: Guayule’s Role in World War II »
During World War II, trading and exchange with Southeast Asia was stifled and many Americans were required to ration items that were in short supply. Rubber was one such item and, in fact, was the first non-food item required to be rationed. According to author and guayule scholar Mark R. Finlay, as early as 1910, [...]
Guayule – A Promising Crop from the Desert »
Indiana Public Media, the NPR channel in that state, featured guayule on its “Moment in Science” series. The report emphasizes the usefulness of guayule’s rubber content as well as its potential to produce energy from leftover biomass after rubber extraction. Because it’s a desert crop, requiring comparatively little water to produce and the rubber extraction [...]
