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Abstract: This study aimed at investigating the influences of tree height on the physiology of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) saplings specifically its relationships with stomatal conductance, ...

Adolph Tree Farm recently earned Ohio Century Farm status for preserving the last 17 acres of its family's former dairy farm ...

Half of the world's forests were destroyed during the 20th century, with three regions mainly affected: South America, West ...

Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a ...

Recently, a research team has successfully elucidated the stage-specific roles of plant hormones, particularly exogenous ...

Materials scientists in the U.S. have just given natural rubber a major upgrade by developing a method to make it stronger ...

Materials scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a method ...

This oak tree has a girdling root that should be trimmed and removed as soon as possible. This is a common problem, yet many ...

The Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) is intensifying its efforts to enforce and educate stakeholders on its directive ...

A new process retains the long polymer chains present in natural rubber, creating rubber materials that are 10x tougher than regular commercial materials. This new extra-tough rubber could have ...

Natural rubber, one of the world's most widely manufactured biomaterials, has been used by humans for thousands of years. Its resistance to crack ...