Question

Methods of cultivation of rubber in kerala

Answer 1

Rubber is a critical commercial rural item, gathered from the latex of the tree Hevea brasiliensis. It is an indigenous tree of tropical rainforest of Amazon bowl of Brazil.

Rubber is helpful in light of its significant qualities, for example, versatility, protection from water and non-conduction of electricity.

It is subsequently a helpful substance for waterproofing, protecting and for use in making pneumatic tires. Rubber is acquired from different tropical trees, for example, balata, fungemia flexible and gutta-percha, however, Hevea tree has turned into the relatively restrictive supplier of natural rubber.

The gathered latex is first coagulated into delicate, light squares by including formic corrosive or acidic corrosive. This makes it strong and produces sheets which are cut into standard size. There are a few different methods for handling the rubber. The most recent preparing strategy is to create Hevea crumb. This is finished by adding a blend of chemicals to the elastic to frame a mass of scrap like pieces.

Answer 2

The answer is budding.

The method of rubber cultivation in Kerala is called budding. Grafting is the key process that is done in the budding mode of cultivation. A portion of the bark of the rubber seedling is removed and a portion of the bark that has a dormant bud is kept in its place. There are two types of rubbe budding that are used – brown budding and green budding.