Abstract:
Desirable pine resources are the basis for the sustainable, high value-added and fine chemical utilization of pine oleoresin. According to the chemical composition and structural characteristics of pine oleoresin, combined with the analysis of the current situation of pine oleoresin resources as well as their deep processing and utilization industries, the demand for individuation pine resources is discussed from the perspective of fine utilization. By the perspectives of production, processing, utilization and benefits, intensive high-quality pine oleoresin resources are needed, which have strong oleoresin exudation, long-lasting resinosis, good quality, and easy processability. And by the perspective of deep processing and utilization, individuation oleoresin resources are needed further, which have higher quality, more useful, more balanced or more outstanding specific components. To research and breed individuation pine resources such as pimaric-type rosin, isopimaric-type rosin, mercusic-type rosin,
α-pinene-type turpentine,
β-pinene-type turpentine, 3-carene-type turpentine,
β-phellandrene-type turpentine and longifolene-type heavy turpentine, are scientifically important and applicably valuable for the fine chemical utilization, high value-added deep processing of rosin and turpentine. It is recommended to focus on the main oleoresin-tapping pine species such as
P. massoniana,
P. kesiya var
. langbianensis,
P. elliottii,
P. elliottii×
P. caribaea,
P. latteri Mason, etc., and carry out more integrative and interdisciplinary researches on oleoresin chemistry, fine chemicals, genomics, metabolomics, genetic breeding, resource cultivation, and chemical engineering of forest products.