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Natural Rubber

Author: Claude JANIN

Publication date: September 10, 2017, Review date: June 18, 2024

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1. Natural rubber cultivation

In tropical plantations, Hevea Brasiliensis, the most widespread species with around twenty subspecies, has the highest yield. It yields between 1.5 and 3 t/year per hectare, with prospects for further increases thanks to the planting of new clones. For information, 1 hectare of rubber fixes 13 tons of CO 2 per year.

There are also more than 2,000 species of laticifers, some of which could replace rubber trees. Among them, two plants are currently being studied: the guayule (§ 8

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