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ERIC Number: EJ222505
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1980-Apr
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Environmental Consequences of an Industry Based on Harvesting the Wild Desert Shrub Jojoba.
Foster, Kennith E.
BioScience, v30 n4 p255-58 Apr 1980
Described are the economic and agricultural issues surrounding the cultivation of desert plants, principally the jojoba, as a source of fuel. The article examines the environmental impacts of an industry based on arid-region cultivation of such plants. (RE)
Descriptors: Agricultural Research Projects, Agronomy, Botany, Ecology, Energy, Environment, Environmental Influences, Fuels, Land Use, Natural Resources, Research Projects, Solar Radiation, Technological Advancement, Technology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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