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The Domestication of the Rubber Tree

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  • Richard Evans Schultes

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. The origins of the plantations producing 98% of the world's natural rubber is traced to the domestication of a single Amazonian species, Hevea brasilensis, and the importance of rubber following vulcanization. The unfortunate sociological and often inhuman treatment of Amazonian tappers are discussed. The consequences of new technology to use the lumber of old trees and of increased uses of rubber are noted.

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  • Richard Evans Schultes, 1993. "The Domestication of the Rubber Tree," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(4), pages 479-485, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:52:y:1993:i:4:p:479-485
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1993.tb02573.x
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    1. Theodoridis, Dimitrios, 2017. "The ecological footprint of early-modern commodities Coefficients of land use per unit of product," Göteborg Papers in Economic History 21, University of Gothenburg, Unit for Economic History.

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