The rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, remains the primary commercial source of natural rubber, a versatile biopolymer with unique elasticity and resilience. Central to its economic importance is a ...

The problem is, almost all the natural rubber in the world comes from a single species of tree, Hevea brasiliensis, crops of which cannot be scaled up easily to meet future demand. So the tire ...

Rubberwood is the name given to lumber from the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), which is a tree producing latex to produce natural rubber. (Other names today include parawood and Malaysian oak.) ...

A native of the Brazilian rainforest, the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis is no longer grown commercially in the country due to the prevalence of South American leaf blight, a catastrophic pathogen ...

Now most of the slopes have been shaved as clean as a drill instructor’s chin and replanted with a single species: Hevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree. Night after night, Chin’s family ...

Yet, the world relies heavily on just one monoclonal crop, the hevea brasiliensis rubber tree, to support the production of more than 50,000 different products worldwide. Katrina Cornish will discuss ...

WASHINGTON — Neofusicoccum ribis, one of more than 90 fungi in the genus Fusicoccum, is causing leaf fall disease among Hevea brasiliensis trees in Indonesia ... "Vast swathes of rubber trees have ...

and sustainable alternative to the Hevea brasiliensis (the Pará "rubber tree"). Bridgestone, a global leader in tires and rubber, is taking the lead in research, development, and engineering ...

Natural rubber, most commonly derived from the hevea brasiliensis tree, is a foundation of the global economy. After all, the world uses about 14 million metric tons of natural rubber in over 50,000 ...

Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council (MPKK) secretary Saiful Azli Mohamed Nor said the rubber tree, or its scientific name Hevea brasiliensis, requires maximum care with maintenance and treatment costs ...

is derived from the milky sap of the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. Latex can be found in many household products and also in many medical and dental supplies including gloves, masks ...