Planting Material

      The most important thing in the planting of rubber is a seed / material planting, in this case is a good planting materials derived from plants gum grafting. Preparation of planting materials dilakuka least 1.5 years before the planting. In terms of planting material there are three components that need to be prepared, namely: rootstock, entres / upper stem (budwood), and grafting on the preparation of planting materials.

       Preparation of rootstock is an activity to obtain planting materials that have strong roots and good nutrient absorption. To achieve these conditions, required the development of seedling stems technically eligible under the covers soil preparation nurseries, seed handling, germination, seedling planting, and maintenance of plants in the nursery business.

       To obtain planting material grafting results are both needed entres good, basically eye grafting can be drawn from two sources, namely in the form of farm production branches entres or entres from the garden entres. Of the two kinds of sources of grafting is preferably selected from the garden entres entres pure, because entres branch will produce plants that growth is not uniform and low okulasinya success.

       Grafting is one way of plant propagation is performed by gluing the eyes entres from plant to plant type with the purpose of obtaining superior properties. From the results of grafting will be obtained rubber planting materials of superior eye Stum bed, mini Stum, seedlings in polybag, or high Stum. For the rubber plant, which is the subject of this entres
the top of the plant and is characterized by the clones used as a rod it.

            Planting rubber seedlings to be on time to avoid high mortality in the field. Appropriate planting time is in the rainy season. Also be prepared for the workforce activities
for the manufacture of a planting hole, unloading, transporting, and planting the seeds. Seedlings should be planted has been dismantled and a grace period allowed at least one night after the demolition.

Basic Of Rubber Cultivation

Terms of Rubber Growing Plants:

Rubber plant generally takes 5-6 years to be ready to be tapped. Peak production is usually reached at the age of 10-15 years. Basically, rubber plants require the terms of climatic conditions to support the growth and condition the soil as the growth medium.

Climate

Areas suitable for rubber plants is on the zone between the 150LS and 150LU. Outside of this zone is usually somewhat stunted the growth of rubber plants so early its production is also late.

Generally, rubber plants grow optimally in the lowlands with an altitude of 200 m above sea level. Height of more than 600 m above sea level is not suitable for growing rubber trees.

Optimal temperature needed rubber crop ranged from 240C to 280C. High humidity is necessary for growth with the old solar radiation ranges from 5-7 hours per day.

Rubber Plants require optimal rainfall between 1500-2000 mm / year with a tolerance of rainfall 2500-4000 mm / year and the rainy days ranges from 100 to 150 days of rain / year. However, rubber production will be reduced if frequent rain in the morning. In addition, wind speed is too fast in general are not good for rubber plants.

Planting Soil Media

Various types of soil can grow plants in accordance with the terms of rubber both young and old volcanic soil, even on peat soils less than 20 cm. Volcanic soil has a fairly good physical properties, especially the structure, texture, sulum, depth of soil water, aeration and drainage, but their chemical properties are generally less well because the content haranya low. The results obtained rubber maximal if planted in fertile soil, sandy, can skip the water and not berpadas (padas depth that can be tolerated dalah 2-3 meters).