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Rubber Trees, a Potential Source of Raw Material for Pulp and Paper Industry?

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More than seven lakh hectares is under rubber tree plantation in India. Currently, rubber growers are facing difficult times with decline in rubber prices, reduced returns and high labour costs. New developments in rubber science can help farmers overcome these problems to a certain extent. Recently, scientists from the Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam […]