ISBN: - 978-93-88936-09-5 CHAPTER III NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION 3.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................. Page 60 3.2 NATURAL RUBBER ....................................................................... Page 61 3.3 CULTIVATION ................................................................................ Page 61 3.4 METHODS OF CULTIVATION …………………………………. Page 61 3.4.1 Preparation of land: 3.4.2 Planting of rubber trees: 3. 4.3 Manuring of rubber trees 3.4.4 Intercropping: 3. 4.5 Dry Natural Process (DNP) 3.4.6 Natural Rubber Latex Process (NRL) 3.4.7 Collection of Rubber (LATEX) 3. 4.8 Yield Cycle of Rubber 3. 4.9 Marketing of rubber 3. 4.10 Sale through Retailers 3.5 FERTILIZERS USED FOR CULTIVATION ...................................... Page 64 3.6 VARIETY OF RUBBER ....................................................................... Page 64 3.7 EXPENSES INCURRED IN PRODUCTION FOR 1KG OF SHEET...Page 64 3.8 IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL RUBBER ...........................................Page 64 3.9 NATURAL RUBBER – MAJOR END –USES....................................Page 65 3.10 PRODUCTION SECTOR...................................................................... Page 65 3.11 WORLD RUBBER SCEANERIO:....................................................... Page 66 3.12 GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL DEMAND FOR RUBBER ........................ Page 66 3.13 RUBBER CULTIVATION IN INDIA ................................................ Page 76 3.13 (A) Origin of Natural Rubber in India 3.13 (B) Early commercial plantations in India 3.14 INDIAN RUBBER................................................................................ Page 78 3.15 STATE‐WISE PRODUCTION OF NATURAL RUBBER.................. Page 80 3.15.1 Traditional Regions: 3.15.2 Non- traditional region: 3.16 STATE-WISE AREA AND PRODUCTION OF NATURAL RUBBER IN INDIA ....................................................................................................... Page 80 3.17 RUBBER CULTIVATION IN TAMILNADU................................... Page 81 5
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