2020年8月15日 · Rubber trees demand certain conditions---a temperature between 25°C to 35°C, high humidity rate of 75%, 5 to 6 hours of adequate sunlight, and about 200 to 300 cm rainfall---being close to the equator, Kerala meets these demands.

2024年12月26日 · About the Rubber Tree; The rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), also called the Pará rubber tree, comes from the Amazon Basin in Brazil. Back in the day, its latex used to make rubber had a massive influence on industries worldwide. In Kerala, the rubber trees we usually see on ancestral properties are smaller and thinner because they are tapped ...

2018年2月20日 · The gigantic tree that towers over the museum garden in the Kerala capital has aged without much celebration. He is the only survivor among the seven trees imported from Sri Lanka in the latter part of the 19th century.

Tourists can visit rubber plantations in Kerala, particularly in districts like Kottayam and Thrissur, and even try their hand at tapping a rubber tree. Rubber tapping involves collecting latex from trees, typically done early in the morning. The process includes coagulation, rolling the rubber into sheets, and drying them in sunlight.

2020年8月18日 · Rubber helped them dream big---a prosperous life. The demand, high yield, good price, people couldn't wish for more. Rubber was rightly named the tree that yields white gold! Rubber even modified the agricultural map of Kerala. By the year 2000, the area under rubber plantations was estimated to be eleven times the area in the 1960s.

2023年10月23日 · Kerala, the picturesque southern state of India, is renowned for its lush greenery, spice plantations, and tranquil backwaters. However, what many may not know is that Kerala also holds a significant place in the history of rubber cultivation.

2019年3月3日 · The Koottickal Valley is in the heart of Kerala’s rubber belt. In the foothills of the Western Ghats (the gigantic mountainous ridge that runs down the spine of South India), it’s a wide band of plantations (rubber, vanilla, pepper, pineapple).

2018年10月18日 · Kerala scientists from the Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam have taken initial steps towards breeding dual purpose rubber clones. More than seven lakh hectares is under rubber tree plantation in India.

Here's an overview of rubber cultivation in Kerala, including its history, significance, and impact. 1. Introduction of Rubber. Rubber cultivation was introduced to Kerala by British planters in the late 19th century.

2018年3月8日 · Thousands of weary visitors have rested beneath its canopy over the decades and continue to do so even today. Unbeknownst to many, it is the oldest known rubber tree in Kerala they are...