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The pits and nuts of almond, Persian walnut, pecan, filbert, tung, apricot, prune, peach, cherry and plum; the fruit pulp of avocado and olive; and the seeds of citrus fruits, grape, apple, pear, cranberry and numerous other domestically cultivated plants are sources of valuable oils already in use.
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Oil and Soap19: 119–125. 1942.
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Reprinted, with minor editorial changes and omissions, from Jour. Am. Oil Chemists Society26: 65. 1949. The excellent bibliography of about 400 citations has also been omitted.
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Kester, E.B. Minor oil-producing crops of the United States. Econ Bot 5, 38–59 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984780
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984780