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Tung oil: one of Florida's greatest potential resources.
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| Title: | Tung oil: one of Florida's greatest potential resources. |
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| Name(s): |
PALMM (Project) Florida Dept. of Agriculture. |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1942 | |
| Publisher: | State of Florida, Dept. of Agriculture | |
| Place of Publication: | Tallahassee, [Fla.] | |
| Physical Form: | electronic resource | |
| Extent: | 23 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. | |
| Extent: | "May, 1942." | |
| Language(s): | eng | |
| Abstract/Description: | Florida alone among the states has a climate suitable for the commercial production of oil from the tung oil tree (Aleurites fordi, Hemsl.). This bulletin discusses the botanical origins, climatic requirements, and the cultural practices employed in growing and harvesting this crop, vital to the paint and varnish industry. | |
| Table of Contents: | Introduction -- Origin -- Botany -- History -- Introduction into the United States -- Climatic requirements -- Soils -- Nursery practice -- Selection of site for grove -- Fertilization -- Cover crops -- Topworking -- Harvesting -- Oil removal -- Summary. | |
| Target Audience: | general | |
| Identifier: | UF00003048 (iid), 49854267 (oclc), AAA3501 QF, 980640 (digitool), uf:105897 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Cover-title. Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities, PALMM Project, 2001. Mode of Access: World Wide Web. System Requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically reproduced from Collection in George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. |
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| Subject(s): |
Tung oil -- Florida Tung oil industry -- Florida Florida -- 12000 |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00003048.pdf | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00003048.jpg | |
| Host Institution: | UF | |
| Other Format: |
(OCoLC)41214558 |
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| Is Part of Series: | Bulletin (Florida. Dept. of Agriculture) ; no. 11. |
