The most important rubber plants in the world and the rubber suitable species for Iran
Subject Areas : پلیمرها در انرژی و کاربردهای بهداشتی و محیطی
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Keywords: Rubber plants, Natural rubber, Hevea tree, Suitable species for Iran. ,
Abstract :
The purpose of this research is to introduce the most important rubber plants in the world, whether trees, shrubs, bushes, or herbs. It also addresses the appropriate conditions for cultivation, keeping, and harvesting, as well as the suitable species for Iran. In this study, preliminary information on the most important plants containing rubber has been provided, and detailed information about the introduced plants has been avoided. It should be noted that in the present study, the name natural rubber does not refer only to rubber obtained from the sap of the Hevea tree, but rather natural rubber is used in its broadest meaning and occasionally refers to other types with different formulas and percentages of rubber content. Studies have shown that the production of some types of natural rubber in Iran is quite possible and that the production of this material in Iran is practical on an economic and commercial scale. It is obvious that with sufficient and methodical research, and the correct selection of the appropriate rubber plant for each region, and the elimination of their agrotechnical and agronomic problems, reaching the current import limits of natural rubber will not be far from being achieved. After the appropriate type of plant has been selected for the country, appropriate technology must be obtained or designed within the country to convert the leachate into solid rubber, so that various types of solid natural rubber can be produced on a mass scale.
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