The rubber tree genome shows expansion of gene family associated with rubber biosynthesis. Scientific Reports , 2016; 6: 28594 DOI: 10.1038/srep28594 Cite This Page : ...

The rubber tree genome shows expansion of gene family associated with rubber biosynthesis, Scientific Reports (2016). DOI: 10.1038/srep28594 Journal information: Scientific Reports ...

THIS is a most notable addition to books on the diseases of tropical crop plants. Since Petch's “The Diseases and Pests of the Rubber Tree” (1921) and Steinmann's “Diseases and Pests of ...

The source tree for natural rubber, Hevea brasiliensis, is frequently affected by a bark necrosis syndrome, which has been observed since the 1980s. The disease leads to sharp falls in latex ...

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.

The rubber sidewalk gently bends when pushed from below by tree roots. It’s also soft enough to cushion the landing of anyone unlucky enough to trip and fall on it.

Most rubber trees are propagated by stem cuttings. When you buy a new rubber tree, you’ll often find a partially buried leaf at the base of the plant where the cutting took place.

Rubber trees are back. After years and years of virtual absence from the list of potted plant possibilities, they have started appearing in shopping malls and office buildings again. Perhaps it ...

Inevitably, rubber trees have been seen as an environmental curse, because creating a plantation has usually meant chopping down virgin rainforest. But ever since the days of Chico Mendes, ...

As the lyrics inform us "anyone knows an ant can't move a rubber tree plant". As a child, the thought of an ant taking on a mighty rubber tree caught my imagination and has remained ever since.