Key Points Occasional leaf drop is normal, but frequent loss can signal stress from different issues.Keep rubber plants in ...

WASHINGTON — Neofusicoccum ribis, one of more than 90 fungi in the genus Fusicoccum, is causing leaf fall disease among Hevea brasiliensis trees in Indonesia. How much of a problem this is creating, ...

Phytophthora leaf fall disease in rubber trees is serious and is known to cause a reduction in both the quantity and quality of rubber latex in Thailand. This experiment was conducted to improve the ...

Rubber trees are essential for natural rubber, require precise nutrient management. Traditional methods for assessing nutrient levels are expensive and destructive, but near-infrared (NIR) ...

BANGKOK—Major natural rubber producers in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have expressed concern over the spread of Pestalotiopsis leaf disease in the countries. During a Nov. 6 meeting in Bangkok, ...

Q: How long should I leave the drip irrigation running beneath my fruitless mulberry tree? It loses so many leaves every summer. A: Actually, that’s the nature of large-leafed, fast-growing shade ...

Q: I sent my husband out to buy mulch to put around our tree after reading your article in which you specifically mentioned wood mulch. Will rubber mulch work? - Jane A. Williams, Fargo A: Great ...

In 2003, Lori Buchanan, manager of the Molokai/Maui Invasive Species Committee, investigated a glossy-leaved plant with pinkish-purple flowers. She had seen it growing as a shrub in a handful of yards ...

In the woods, leaves cover the soil. They form a rich layer of decaying plant matter that insulates the roots of trees and other plants and provides them with nutrients as it decays. That’s the way it ...

As rubber prices slumped toward a six-year low, 20 of 30 workers who drained the sticky latex from trees on Winai Chaikunanant’s plantation in Thailand quit. Even with income sharing, they earned less ...