This book covers the essential elements of rubber breeding and physiology. It reviews plant structure and crop physiology, climatic requirements, latex production, genetics and breeding as well as biotechnology, soil tillage and crop establishment, nutrition, weed control, ancillary income generation and clean development management.

1: Introduction 2: Genesis and Development 3: Plant Structure and Ecophysiology 4: Latex Production, Diagnosis and Harvest 5: Genetics and Breeding 6: Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 7: Soil Tillage, Crop Establishment and Nutrition 8: Constraints - Environmental and Biological 9: Ancillary Income Generation 10: Hevea and Clean Development Management

Biology of Hevea Rubber P. M. Priyadarshan Rubber is an economically important material that occurs naturally, with the world consuming around ten million tons of natural rubber every year. While it can be produced artificially, the different characteristics of synthetic rubber are not always suitable for the needs we have, making the Hevea brasiliensis tree an essential resource. Many advances have been made in the understanding of the cultivation and biology of the rubber tree, and this book covers the crucial elements of rubber breeding and physiology to provide a comprehensive guide to this vital crop. It provides an in-depth analysis of plant structure and crop physiology, climatic requirements, latex production, genetics and breeding, biotechnology, molecular biology, stress factors, soil tillage and crop establishment, nutrition, weed control, ancillary income generation and clean development management. Exploring an industry that spans three continents, this book is an invaluable resource for practitioners and researchers of rubber cultivation and latex production. Related titles Hemp: Industrial Production and Uses P. Bouloc, S. Allegret and L. Arnaud 2012 c. 280 pages ISBN 9781845937928 Biology and Breeding of Food Legumes Edited by A. Pratap and J. Kumar 2011 c. 432 pages ISBN 9781845937669 Molecular Plant Breeding Y. Xu 2010 752 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 392 0 The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks, 2nd Edition P. S. Johnson, S. Shifley and R. Rogers 2009 600 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 474 3