Hi Steemian!
I yesterday to the Forest located in Mount Geurudong located in North Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia
There the community planted latex tree rubber as a farmer. they are the supplier of Latex's needs to the industrial world.
I am very interested to take a closer look at their activities. on the sidelines of my trip this time I tried to look closer Rubber latex Tree.
Mount Geurudong
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Latex is a stable dispersion (emulsion) of polymer microparticles in an aqueous medium. It is found in nature, but synthetic latexes can be made by polymerizing a monomer such as a styrene that has been emulsified with surfactants.source
Lots of new land clearing for oil palm plantation trees. Because farmers see more market opportunities in that direction. Especially with no factories that process latex in their place, thus Latex becomes cheaper in the hands of farmers.
The two main solvents for rubber are turpentine and naphtha (petroleum). Because rubber does not dissolve easily, the material is finely divided by shredding prior to its immersion. An ammonia solution can be used to prevent the coagulation of raw latex. Rubber begins to melt at approximately 180 °C (356 °F).source
The farmers here have shifted much from planting latex tree rubber to oil palm oil trees. they are unable to survive and compete with oil-producing Palm trees.
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Rubber trees can absorb exhaust gases and produce much more maximal oxygen. This plant also absorbs the carbon dioxide gas that will be processed into a carbon source for photosynthesis. It can reduce or overcome the effects of greenhouse emissions such as global warming and environmental damage.source
Since the latex vessels are right near the surface, this process doesn’t require cutting very deeply into the tree. Shallow cuts allow the tree to be harvested for a longer period of time. Each panel of bark that is cut into will yield latex for six years. After six years, the opposite side is cut into for six years, which allows the first side to heal. This process is then repeated at a slightly different height on the tree. Each rubber tree will be harvested for 24 years. After 24 years the trees stop producing as much latex. They are cut down and the wood is used to make furniture or other items.source
How to improve the sap results
Needs 2 ha
Organic Fertilizer Nasa (Micro Fertilizer)
Supernasa @ 500 gr 12 bottles
Poc Nasa @ 1000 ml 6 bottles
Hormonical 200 cc 6 bottles
Macro fertilizer:
NPK ...... 40 kg
Za ............ 14 kg
KCL ......... 14 kg
HOW TO USE:
Super NASA + Our hormones dissolve into 10 liters of water (the mother liquor) stir well.
Then prepare 800 liters of water, then put the chemical fertilizer into the water of 800 liters, stir until blended.
After dissolving and then insert the NASA fertilizer parent solution into it, stir again until evenly distributed.
Then pour 1 liter / 1 bucket per tree with a distance of 1 meter from the stem, pour for 400 rubber plant stems.source
If you want to produce good rubber latex and high quality then you should be diligent to clean the weeds attached to the rubber tree and when you tap the rubber tree you must be careful when tapping not to damage the rubber tree or rubber bark because it will affect the exit of rubber latex which is nice and plentiful.source
Government must compensate for latex tree rubber farming from oil palm oil plantation.
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