Biology of Hevea rubber [electronic resource] / P.M. Priyadarshan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Priyadarshan, P. M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hevea.

Rubber.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, U.K. ; Cambridge, Mass. : CABI, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rubber is an economically important material that occurs naturally and can be produced synthetically. Many advances have been made in the understanding of the cultivation and biology of the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, and this book covers the essential elements of rubber breeding and physiology to provide a guide for cultivators and researchers of 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, soil tillage and crop establishment, nutrition, weed cont

Contents:

Genesis and development

Plant structure and eco physiology

Latex production, diagnosis and harvest

Genetics and breeding

Biotechnology and molecualr biology

Soil tillage, crop establishment and nutrition

Constraints: environmental and biological

Ancillary income generations

Hevea and clean development management.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-26771-3

9786613267719

1-84593-713-9

OCLC:

753480513