TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas Vinoth
AU  - Saraswathyamma C K
AU  - Sethuraj M R
TI  - Effect of debarking on rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) affected by bark dryness
PY  - 1998///
PB  - Planter
KW  - Bark regeneration
KW  - Debarking
KW  - Hevea brasiliensis
KW  - Latex vessels
KW  - TPD
N2  - An attempt was made to manage TPD in the rubber plantations by removing the unproductive dry bark by successive tapping leaving the residual bark undisturbed. The combined activity of vascular cambium and residual bark lead to the process of bark regeneration. Renewed bark was tapped after two years, and there was a continuous latex flow which indicated that the bark was productive. However the technique needs further refinement before recommendation for wide adoption
ER  -