"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." The rubber tree plant, which is also known as ficus elastica, is native to Southeast Asia, Indonesia ...

For families in Bandarban, rubber trees provide income, but falling prices, outdated technology, and uncertain land tenure threaten their survival ...

MONARAGALA, Sri Lanka — Specialty tire maker Global Rubber Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. (GRI) has launched a "Greening Our Planet" initiative by planting 450 rubber trees in the natural rubber estates of ...

Rubber trees are essential for natural rubber, require precise nutrient management. Traditional methods for assessing nutrient levels are expensive and destructive, but near-infrared (NIR) ...

The roots of Taraxacum kok-saghyz, a species of dandelion known as TK that has proven to be a valuable alternative to natural rubber trees. Photo credit: Farmed Materials. A tire company is ...

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 research team has identified a key gene from the rubber tree that helps plants better defend themselves against both disease and environmental stress by precisely controlling reactive oxygen species ...