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Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg.)

  • M.-P. Carron
  • F. Enjalric
  • L. Lardet
  • A. Deschamps
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Part of the Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry book series (AGRICULTURE, volume 5)

Abstract

Hevea brasiliensis (Fig. 1) belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the highest rubber-yielding among the nine species of the genus Hevea (H. brasiliensis, H. camporum, H. guianensis, H. microphylla, H. nitida, H. pauciflora, H. rigidifolia, H. spruceana) (Compagnon 1986).

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Somatic Embryogenesis Natural Rubber Anther Culture English Summary Rubber Tree 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • M.-P. Carron
    • 1
  • F. Enjalric
  • L. Lardet
  • A. Deschamps
  1. 1.Institut de Recherches sur le CaoutchoucIRCA-CIRADMontpellier CedexFrance

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