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USM recommends high-yielding rubber clones

One of the country’s centers for collection and propagating of rubber clones, the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, North Cotabato, recently released a list of recommended clone of rubber.

The list comprises of the following clones:RRIM 600 (Rb 99-01), RRIM 712, RRIM 901, PB 217(Rb99-02), PB 235 (Rb99-04), PB 260, USM 1 (Rb 99-03), PB 330, and PB311. Among the new clones, USM1 (Rb 99-03) has the highest dry rubber yield per year (2.5 tons/ha). PB 330 is also one of the highest yielding lines, recording an average annual yield of 2.38 tons/ha, closely followed by PB 260, producing 2.37 tons/ha per year.

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Almaciga Resin

Almaciga Resin

 

Almaciga resin is one of our major forest products exported to other countries. It is widely

known as Manila Copal. Some of its industrial uses include paint glass, varnish, plastic, linoleum, printing ink, and fuel for torch.

 

Almaciga tree grows in almost all mountainous forests, but most particularly in Quezon, Zambales, Palawan, Cagayan, Abra, Kalinga Apayao, Nueva Vizcaya, Samar, Zamboanga and Davao. High export quality products are those that come from Palawan and Quezon.

 

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Almaciga Resin

Almaciga Resin

 

Almaciga resin is one of our major forest products exported to other countries. It is widely

known as Manila Copal. Some of its industrial uses include paint glass, varnish, plastic, linoleum, printing ink, and fuel for torch.

 

Almaciga tree grows in almost all mountainous forests, but most particularly in Quezon, Zambales, Palawan, Cagayan, Abra, Kalinga Apayao, Nueva Vizcaya, Samar, Zamboanga and Davao. High export quality products are those that come from Palawan and Quezon.

 

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Rubber tree

Rubber tree

 

World demands for rubber is big, but hardly met. In our modern times, almost everything has some use for rubber. But no tall places in the world can grow the rubber tree, so it is in our hands to develop and enhance this industry.

 

Climate

 

Rubber needs a warm and humid climate (about 30-35’C) and uniform rainfall throughout the

year. It doesn’t like torrents of rain or long dry spells.

 

Soil

The soil good for rubber is the lowland soil that does not lodge water. It doesn’t grow in

mountainous regions.

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