Abstract
The use of the kernels of Simarouba glauca as a potential source of vegetable oil was first noted in 1939. These kernels produce 62 per cent edible oil under commercial extraction procedures. The trees are polygamo-dioecious, thus creating a selection problem for commercial plantings. A progress report of investigations on the botany, propagation, selection, insect pests, and diseases is given.
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Armour, R.P. Investigations on Simarouba glauca Dc. in El Salvador. Econ Bot 13, 41–66 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860124
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