Guayule

Guayule Agronomy

Guayule Pests

Introduction

Guayule is a newly commercialized crop that does appear to be an insensitive sink for Lygus, meaning it receives Lygus but is not ostensibly damaged by this insect. It appears to operate over a relatively small spatial scale, but our data is limited on this point.

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Guayule Publications

Dec 2011

Measuring Water Flow in Surface Irrigation Ditches and Gated Pipe

Publication (PDF, 1.28MB)

Authors: Edward C. Martin

Measuring water in surface irrigation systems is critical for peak efficiency management. Irrigation management decisions should be made based on the amount of water applied and how this relates to the consumptive use demands of the plants and the soil water holding capacity.
Dec 2011

Determining the Amount of Irrigation Water Applied to a Field

Publication (PDF, 535KB)

Authors: Edward C. Martin

Critical to any irrigation management approach is an accurate estimate of the amount of water applied to a field. Estimating the amount of water applied to a field or to a set is fairly easy for surface systems.
Jan 2013

Guayule

Publication (PDF, 216KB)

Authors: Kurt Nolte

Guayule (why-YOU-lee) is a woody plant that thrives in the deserts of the U.S. Southwest and MExico. New Clean Technologies make it possible to extract natural rubber, latex, ethanol, non-toxic adhesives and other specialty chemicals from guayule.

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Guayule Presentations

Jun 2020

Push-Pull-Control: Securing Guayule's Future

Presentation (PDF, 4.6MB)

Authors: Peter C. Ellsworth, Naomi Pier, & Isadora Bordini

Location Presented: 7th Annual New Technologies Workshop for Field Crops
Jul 2013

Landscape Influences on Lygus Bugs in Western Cotton

Presentation (PDF, 2869KB)

Authors: Ellsworth, P.

Location Presented: Presented for the Plant Management Network and part of Cotton Incorporated Focus on Cotton Webcast series.

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Guayule Medias

May 2013

UA Receives 3 Million Dollar Grant for Sustainable Biorubber Production

Authors: University Communications
May 2013

Tucson tech: Desert shrub guayule may be new major source of natural rubber

Authors: David Wichner

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