Researchers have succeeded in decoding the genome sequence for Hevea brasiliensis, the natural rubber tree native to Brazil. The study reports a draft genome sequence that covers more than 93 percent ...

There is an incredible and iconic indoor plant that will not only add aesthetic beauty to your home but also help to purify the air. And we are talking about the Rubber Tree! Join us on a journey to ...

You may not remember the 1959 Oscar-award-winning song titled “High Hopes” and sung by Frank Sinatra, but I do. Don’t worry; I won’t sing any of it. But here are some of the lyrics: “Just what makes ...

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 ...

Natural rubber is an indispensible ingredient in tens of thousands of applications, from car and aircraft tyres to medical equipment. Nearly all this rubber currently has its origins in rubber tree ...

A team of researchers at the University of Freiburg, has found that at least one kind of plant has leaves that grow slippery as it ages in an apparent attempt to ward off leaf-eating insects. In their ...

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 was ...

Michael Fraley, a Vice President with Yulex Corporation, cuts a guayule plant that can be used to make natural rubber, in 2008 David Kadlubowski/Corbis Rubber can be made from the latex of several ...

Farmers can tap into the earning potential of rubber. Native to the rainforests of the Amazon in South America, these trees are generally found in low-altitude, wetlands, riparian zones, forest gaps ...

Recently, Binh Phuoc People’s Committee decided to the rubber tree as a symbolic image of the province that will be placed at the traffic circle in the Dong Xoai Town. It shows that rubber trees are ...