15. Improving the sustainable development of natural rubber (NR)

Published Date
Chemistry, Manufacture and Applications of Natural Rubber
2014, Pages 385–394, doi:10.1533/9780857096913.3.385

Author 

• S. Kohjiya

Abstract:

The sustainable aspects of natural rubber in the twenty-first century are discussed. Consideration is given to the increasing demand for natural rubber and to its sustainable supply. Sustainable development may be improved by the expansion of biodiversity which may require advanced biotechnology techniques. South American leaf blight has made improvements in the biosafety of natural rubber of the greatest importance, and future policy in this area is discussed from the point of view of sustainable development.

Key words

• sustainable development
• natural rubber (NR)
• biotechnology
• biosafety
• South American leaf blight

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