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).