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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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Finishing Oil for Furniture

Finishing Oil for Furniture

From Rubber Tree

 

Rubber tree seeds produce oil. Researchers from FPRDI Los Baños found that furniture

applied with finishing oil from rubber tree seeds are more resistant to alcohol stain or anything

hot placed on top of furniture compared to ordinary finishing oil.

 

The proportion which may be applied with paint brush is as follows:

75% oil from rubber tree seed

25% paint thinner

 

 

Source: PCARRD Farmnews

July 1987

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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