Crops Euphorbia lagascae

Wild plants of Euphorbia lagascae are found in Southern Spain and Sardinia. Analysis of the seed oil has shown that the main constituent is vernolic acid, which has potential applications in the lubricant, paint, and insecticide industries. Domestication, breeding and development work have been undertaken in Spain, Germany and the Netherlands during recent years.

This entry forms part of the publication Crops for Industry and Energy in Europe

References:

Chisholm, C J (Ed) (1994) Towards a UK Research Strategy for Alternative Crops. Silsoe: Silsoe Research Institute.

Janick, J & Simon, J E (Eds) (1990) Advances in New Crops. Proceedings of the First National Symposium on New Crops: Research, Development, Economics. Portland: Timber Press.

Crop Science. Madison: Crop Science Society of America.

Industrial Crops and Products. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science B V

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. Champaign: AOCS Press.

Relevant EC funded projects:
AIR-1817
AGRE-0039