Q21. Consider the following statements related to Natural Rubber production in India.
1. India is world’s third largest natural rubber producer after Indonesia and Brazil.
2. Sikkim is the biggest producer of the rubber in India.
3. The most important condition for the growth of rubber tree is low temperature.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Q21. Consider the following statements related to Natural Rubber production in India.
1. India is world’s third largest natural rubber producer after Indonesia and Brazil.
2. Sikkim is the biggest producer of the rubber in India.
3. The most important condition for the growth of rubber tree is low temperature.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
The correct option is D (d) None of the above
Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam are the leading producers of the natural rubber in the world.
Kerala is the biggest producer of Rubber in India.
Rubber latex is extracted from rubber trees. The economic life period of rubber trees in plantations is around 32 years — up to 7 years of immature phase and about 25 years of productive phase.
The soil requirement is well-drained, weathered soil consisting of laterite, lateritic types, sedimentary types, nonlateritic red or alluvial soils.
The climatic conditions for optimum growth of rubber trees are:
Rainfall of around 250 centimetres evenly distributed without any marked dry season and with at least 100 rainy days per year.
Temperature range of about 20 to 34 °C, with a monthly mean of 25 to 28 °C.
Atmospheric humidity of around 80%.
About 2000 hours sunshine per year at the rate of six hours per day throughout the year
Absence of strong winds.
(d) None of the above
Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam are the leading producers of the natural rubber in the world.
Kerala is the biggest producer of Rubber in India.
Rubber latex is extracted from rubber trees. The economic life period of rubber trees in plantations is around 32 years — up to 7 years of immature phase and about 25 years of productive phase.
The soil requirement is well-drained, weathered soil consisting of laterite, lateritic types, sedimentary types, nonlateritic red or alluvial soils.
The climatic conditions for optimum growth of rubber trees are:
Rainfall of around 250 centimetres evenly distributed without any marked dry season and with at least 100 rainy days per year.
Temperature range of about 20 to 34 °C, with a monthly mean of 25 to 28 °C.
Atmospheric humidity of around 80%.
About 2000 hours sunshine per year at the rate of six hours per day throughout the year
Absence of strong winds.
