AN important exhibition illustrating the fungal diseases to which the Para rubber-tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is subject in Ceylon and Malaya was opened on March 10 in the Botany Department of the ...

While rubber trees prefer even moisture in well-draining potting soil, they are drought tolerant. Without enough water, a rubber tree’s leaves might begin to droop, but most can survive months ...

When rubber trees get too tall or have a problem such as getting a frost because they weren't brought indoors early enough in the fall, they can be cut back. They often branch out very nicely.

Rubber trees are essential for natural rubber, require precise nutrient management. Traditional methods for assessing nutrient levels are expensive and destructive, but near-infrared (NIR ...

While rubber trees prefer even moisture in well-draining potting soil, they are drought tolerant. Without enough water, a rubber tree’s leaves might begin to droop, but most can survive months ...

Joseph Kolli, a tapper, works from about 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., covering as many as 600 trees a day. Rubber tappers use a curved blade to shave off the bark of rubber trees, millimeter by millimeter.

MONARAGALA, Sri Lanka — Specialty tire maker Global Rubber Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. (GRI) has launched a "Greening Our Planet" initiative by planting 450 rubber trees in the natural rubber estates of ...

The rubber trees grew where nature planted them, and a typical tapper would have to tap 100-200 each night. When the seringueiro ’s cups were full, he headed for the smokehouse.