"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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

Catheters, medical and sporting gloves, tires, condoms and some 50,000 other products depend on the more than 15 million tons of natural rubber produced every year, a researcher at Ohio State studying ...

For families in Bandarban, rubber trees provide income, but falling prices, outdated technology, and uncertain land tenure threaten their survival ...

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