Study suggests shifting rubber tapping from pre-dawn to evening could boost yield and improve tappers' lives

Trials by the Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) suggest that shifting the tapping schedule from the early morning to the evening could significantly increase yield from rubber plantations. Researchers found that tapping rubber trees from 5 pm to 8.30 pm is more effective and could significantly increase latex yield. According to the study, low frequency tapping once a week in the evening could increase the yield up to 40 percent.