oleoresin
Sign in to saveOleoresin is a terpene-rich defensive secretion of conifer trees, composed of a volatile turpentine fraction, and a semi-solid resin and essential or fatty oil. The oleoresin of conifers are known as crude turpentine or gum turpentine, which consists of oil of turpentine and rosin.
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Oleoresin is a terpene-rich defensive secretion of conifer trees, composed of a volatile turpentine fraction, and a semi-solid resin and essential or fatty oil. The oleoresin of conifers are known as crude turpentine or gum turpentine, which consists of oil of turpentine and rosin.
Oleoresin yields are affected by extrinsic factors, such as soil fertility, temperature, relative humidity and precipitation, by intrinsic factors, such as genetics, age, size, health, and competition.
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