Scientists have sequenced the draft genome sequence of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis, the major commercial source of natural rubber. A group of international scientists has sequenced the draft ...

THE scientific groups dealing with rubber production in Ceylon, Malaya and Netherlands East Indies have recently adopted a common notation for expressing the varied tapping systems by which the crop ...

A contestant taps a mock rubber tree during the final round of a rubber tapping contest as part of a national vocational skills competition for agricultural practitioners, in Haikou, south China's ...

This photo taken on March 4, 2025 shows a mobile rubber-tapping robot in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Developed jointly by the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) and ...

HAIKOU, March 24 (Xinhua) -- In a bid to tackle the chronic labor shortages plaguing its natural rubber industry, China has unveiled a mobile rubber-tapping robot, marking a leap forward in ...

BANGKOK (Aug. 31, 2011)—Researchers at Thailand's Prince of Songkla University have created a new rubber tree tapping system. Known as the “Double Cut Alternative,” this technique increases latex ...

MUENSTER Germany (Reuters) - Dutch biologist Ingrid van der Meer often meets with disbelief when she talks about her work on dandelions and how it could secure the future of road transport. The ...

HAIKOU, March 24 (Xinhua) -- In a bid to tackle the chronic labor shortages plaguing its natural rubber industry, China has unveiled a mobile rubber-tapping robot, marking a leap forward in ...

In a bid to tackle the chronic labor shortages plaguing its natural rubber industry, China has unveiled a mobile rubber-tapping robot, marking a leap forward in agricultural automation. Developed ...

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 ...