00938nam a2200133Ia 4500008004100000100001500041245006400056260006500120300001000185500002200195520056500217650001400782856000800796220216s9999    xx            000 0 und d  aNugawela A 4aThe Crop loss due to wet weather and methods to overcome it  bBulletin of the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lankac1999  a45-50  aSource Year: 2000  aWhen panels are wet (due to rain), tapping should not be carried out. The potential yield losses due to rain in different areas of Sri Lanka are presented. Methods to overcome lost tapping days, including the removal of moss growing on Hevea trunks around tapping panels so that panels dry more quickly, recovery tapping (daily tapping rather than tapping every other day or once every 3 days), rotation tapping (use of more tappers but this can result in tapping every day for some panels), and the use of rain guards to protect tapping panels, are discussed.  aCrop loss  uHOA