Rubber tree clonal plantations: Grafted vs self-rooted plant material = Plantations clonales d'hévéas issues de greffes ou de boutures = Plantaciones clonales de caucho: Material injertado frente a material con raíces propias

Masson A., Monteuuis O.
2017

The forest tree species Hevea brasiliensis is extensively planted in the humid tropics to meet the increasing demand for natural rubber. Huge quantities of planting stock are therefore needed. The seed option remains the easiest and cheapest way to establish plantations of rubber trees but those show a great variability for vigor and also for latex yield. The rationale of producing clones for ...

Foresterie - Considérations générales; Multiplication végétative des plantes