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THE monoterpene composition of wood oleoresin of young trees is reported1 to differ considerably from that of old trees in Pinus sylvestris L. The difference has been attributed to age; but it is more likely another instance of intraspecific variation which has been found in other pines: P. contorta Dougl.2, P. maritima and P. pinaster3;, P. muricata D. Don4, and P. radiata D. Don5. An intensive study of P. ponderosa Laws.6 has shown wide intraspecific variation in the quantitative oleoresin composition among trees on the same plots. Variation between plot averages was much less than intraspecific variation. No age relationship could be found among the trees, although they covered the age range of the pine.
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SMITH, R. Perennial Constancy of the Monoterpene Synthesis in the Wood Oleoresin of Pinus ponderosa. Nature 202, 107–108 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202107a0
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