Rubber
Rubber: Hevea brasiliensis
Family : Euphorbiaceae
- Genus Hevea comprises of 10 species. All the species are diploids with 2n = 36 and can be crossed interspecifically by artificial pollination. Bark of all species contain latex in all parts of their plants.
Rubber Research Institute of India (1995)
- RRII was started on a hillock, 8 km east of Kottaym town, Kerala. The Central Experiment Station of the Institute is located at Chethackal (Ranni) 50 km away from Kottaym. It is a member of IRRDB (International Rubber Research and Development Board.
Research Stations under RRII under different agroclimatic situations. Agartala (Tripura): Rubber Research Complex for North East India
- Regional research stations at
- Agartala (Tripura)
- Guwahati (Assam)
- Tura (Meghalaya)
- Kolsab (Mizoram)
RRII has also set up regional research stations at
- Dapchari (Maharastra)
- Kamakhyanagar (Orissa)
- Nagrakatta (WB)
- Sukma (Chattisgarh)
- Burliar (TN)
- Nettana (Karnataka) and
- Padiyoor (Kerala)
Major research Priorities are
- Evolving and introducing location specific high yielding clones – Molecular biology and genetic engineering
- Efficient field management systems to reduce immaturity period.
- Introducing appropriate rubber based farming systems in different agroclimatic regions.
- Exploitation systems to reduce tapping cost.
- Optimization of plant protection schedule and molecular approaches in plant disease control.
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Last modified: Thursday, 21 June 2012, 10:48 AM