🏀 Rubber

Important points related to Cultivation

  • Scientific Name: Hevea brasiliensis
  • Crop Type: Cash crop, tropical tree crop.
  • Suitable soil type: deep and lateritic fertile soil with an acidic pH of 4.5 to 6.0.
  • Annual rainfall requirement: 2000 – 4500 mm.
  • Adequate temperature: 25°C to 34°C with 80 % relative humidity.
  • Suitable Season: June – July
  • Number of rubber producing states in India: 16
  • Top two rubber producing states in India: Kerala & Tripura
  • Rubber Tapping: It is the process by which latex is removed from rubber trees.
  • Rubber Board: Headquarters Kottayam, Kerala.

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