Better Farming Series 25: The Rubber Tree

Better Farming Series 25 - The Rubber Tree (FAO - INADES, 1977, 31 p.)

1. (introduction...)
2. Preface
   • Why rubber trees are grown
   • Where rubber trees are grown
3. Preparing the seedlings
   • Germinating seeds in the germinator
   • Putting the germinated seeds in the nursery
   • Plan of nursery
   • Looking after the nursery
   • Grafting young plants
4. Preparing the ground and making the plantation
   • Putting the young plants in the plantation
5. Looking after the plantation
   • Taking care of the plantation after tapping
   • Protection against disease and insects
6. Tapping
   • The trunk of the rubber tree
   • Starting the tapping
   • Harvesting the latex
   • Harvesting latex at the right time
7. Suggested question paper