Biology of Hevea Rubber
Biology of Hevea Rubber

Author: P. M. Priyadarshan

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1845936663

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Rubber is an economically important material that occurs naturally, with the world consuming around ten million tons of natural rubber every year. While it can be produced artificially, the different characteristics of synthetic rubber are not always suitable for the needs we have, making the Hevea brasiliensis tree an essential resource. Many advances have been made in the understanding of the cultivation and biology of the rubber tree, and this book covers the crucial elements of rubber breeding and physiology to provide a comprehensive guide to 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, stress factors, soil tillage and crop establishment, nutrition, weed control, ancillary income generation and clean development management. Exploring an industry that spans three continents, this book is an invaluable resource for practitioners and researchers of rubber cultivation and latex production.

Natural Rubber
Natural Rubber

Author: Shinzo Kohjiya

Publisher: Smithers Rapra

Published: 2015-02-19

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 191024208X

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This book presents the story of natural rubber, explaining its historical, social and scientific significance towards sustainable development. Hevea is a natural rubber-yielding tree and is among a few plants that have deeply impacted upon civilisation by having made present-day transportation networks possible: tyres made of natural rubber have enabled airplanes to fly, automobiles, buses, trucks and off-the-road vehicles to move. Rubbery elastic materials are indispensable in modern technology and even in the medical arena a pair of natural rubber gloves, used in surgical operations, are imperative for the safety of patients as well as medical staff.This tropical tree is one of man's most recently domesticated plants after the odyssey from the Amazon to England and then to Asia, when modern science was just establishing in the 18th century. The plantations in Asia managed to agriculturally mass-produce natural rubber at the beginning of the 20th century, just in time for the industrial mass production of automobiles. The reason why the cultivation of it has failed in the Amazon is discussed extensively taking Fordlandia, 1928aE '1945, as an example.In the story, the unique elastic properties of natural rubber are explained and discussed in terms of modern science, and its influence toward the 21st century is analysed with sustainable development in mind.Not only students, researchers and engineers related to natural rubber but also those interested in sustainable development will find this book informative, evoking his or her deliberation on our future.

Natural Rubber
Natural Rubber

Author: M.R. Sethuraj

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 623

ISBN-13: 0444597808

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No other book on natural rubber covers such a broad spectrum of subjects as this unique publication. Subjects related to the biology, cultivation and technology of natural rubber are dealt with, along with such important aspects as its history, production and processing, through to its sophisticated engineering applications. Every chapter follows a monograph style of presentation, with comprehensive citations and depth of treatment. Contributions from highly experienced, and still active, renowned scientists reflect the truly international effort to the development of this commodity. In addition to the wealth of information presented, most of the chapters contain elaborate lists of earlier contributions in the respective fields; one chapter each has been included on rubber wood, ancillary products and guayule.

Cacao Diseases
Cacao Diseases

Author: Bryan A. Bailey

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-02-22

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 3319247891

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This book reviews the current state of knowledge concerning cacao pathogens and methods for their management. Topics discussed include the history, biology and genetic diversity of Moniliophthora species (which cause witches’ broom and frosty pod rot) and Phytophthora species (which cause black pod rot) that cause diseases resulting in major losses to cacao production. Emerging pathogens such as Cacao swollen shoot virus and Ceratobasidium theobromae (which causes vascular streak dieback) are also discussed in detail, along with many pathogens of significant local concern. Most of these pathogens represent major risks to global cacao production should they expand into new areas, breaking out of their current limited distributions. By considering cacao diseases as a group, similarities in the available tools and techniques used in their management become apparent, as do their limitations. Gaps in our current knowledge of cacao pathogens and the management of the diseases they cause are detailed, and suggestions for future research directions are provided. This insight allows readers to consider cacao disease threats from a more comprehensive, global perspective and paves the way for an improved synergy of efforts between the various research programs, agencies, and industries, both private and public, with vested interests in cacao production, and cacao farmers.

New Serial Titles
New Serial Titles

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 1336

ISBN-13:

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A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.