Introduction

     

Introduction
Rubber /Para rubber
(Heave brasilensis Muel-Arg)
Fam: Euphporbiaceae
    Origin
  • Amazon River basin of Southern America. This crop was introduced to South Asia through Kew garden in the U.K in the late 1970’s. Now it is grown in tropical regions of Asia, Africa and America.
Distribution of rubber
World

Area Harvested (Ha)

Yield (Hg/Ha)

Production (tonnes)

Thailand

1856070

16649

3090280

Indonesia

2941360

9484

2789850

Malaysia

1237000

6928

857019

India

450000

18240

820800

Viet Nam

421600

17165

723700

China

600000

10314

618866

Philippines

128300

30472

390962

Nigeria

345000

4202

145000

Sri Lanka

124000

10967

136000

Brazil

128900

9850

126973

Total

8821006


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  • Total rubber production in the world (1996) is 63.20 lakh tonnes R25
  • India ranks fifth and fourth in total area and production of natural rubber. In productivity India ranks first in the world.
    India
  • Area : 5.33 lakh ha
  • Production : 5.44 lakh tonnes
  • India ranks first in the world with regards to the productivity of natural rubber i.e., 1,503 kg per ha.
    States:
      Kerala,
      Tamil Nadu
      Karnataka
  • These three states altogether accounts to 98 per cent of total produce of India.

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