Guayule requires about 2.5 acre-feet of water over 12 months. That’s about two times less water than other crops Thelander grows, like corn, which requires 4.5 acre-feet over four months.

Guayule typically uses 30% to 40% less water than alfalfa, Bridgestone agronomist Sam Wang said. And, as his research is revealing, it may be able to survive on far less water than that, ...

Guayule only needs around 2.5-3 acre-feet of water over the course of a year. By comparison, Theleander said, wheat would need that amount of water over four months.

Guayule can grow with as little as half the water required for cotton or alfalfa, can be harvested with traditional crop equipment, and typically requires few or no pesticides.

Guayule is a challenging plant to grow and cultivate, because of its abnormalities, according to Dierig. “Certain guayule plants are diploids, which means they reproduce in the normal, sexual way,” he ...

Guayule shrub being harvested in Eloy, Arizona ©2022 Schnell Auto, Inc. Bridgestone, a global leader in tires and rubber, has announced an additional commitment of $42 million to establish ...

PITTSBURGH (Nov. 24, 2016) — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and Ford Motor Co. are at the forefront of manufacturers researching potential commercial uses for rubber from the desert shrub guayule, speakers ...

EnergyEne Inc. is getting hands-on in the development of guayule as an alternative to natural rubber with a radiation attenuation glove that doesn't trigger latex allergies and has better ...

AKRON—Guayule rubber is passing all its physical tests with one year to go in a government-funded project to assess its feasibility as an ingredient in mass-produced tires, according to Howard Colvin, ...

It’s been 10 years since Bridgestone began researching guayule as an alternative rubber source. It maintains a 287-acre guayule farm at its research facility in Eloy, Arizona.