Rubber and Rubber Planting (Paperback)

Preface; 1. The history of the use and cultivation of rubber; 2. The botanical sources of rubber; 3. The physiology of latex production; 4. The physiology of latex (continued) - tapping experiments; 5. Hevea. Planting operations; 6. Harvesting operations; 7. Factory work on the estate; 8. The pests and diseases of hevea; 9. The cultivation of species other than hevea brasiliensis; 10. The chemistry of India-rubber; 11. The manufacture of rubber goods; Index.