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Gums and resins, and factors influencing their economic development

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Plants for Arid Lands

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Gums and resins from a wide variety of botanical sources have been important items of international trade for centuries. In common with all other natural products, the extent of general scientific knowledge and understanding of these complex chemical substances has increased greatly during the past 30 years. Nevertheless, there is still a great deal that is not yet known; studies of various aspects of gums and resins currently form an active area of multidisciplinary research. For the purposes of this Conference, and because of the restrictions on time and space that apply, it is hoped that the main objective of this contribution can best be achieved by providing an essentially non-chemical but up-to-date guide to the specialised literature, together with a discussion of several important developments that have influenced the international supply and demand for gums and resins in recent years.

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    D. M. W. Anderson

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  1. SEPASAT, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

    G. E. Wickens

  2. ICASALS and Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA

    J. R. Goodin

  3. Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

    D. V. Field

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Anderson, D.M.W. (1985). Gums and resins, and factors influencing their economic development. In: Wickens, G.E., Goodin, J.R., Field, D.V. (eds) Plants for Arid Lands. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6830-4_25

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