Rubber plants are some of the hardiest houseplants available. These members of the ficus family are attractive, grow quickly, and require minimal care and maintenance. But even this easygoing tropical ...

Rubber plants are beautiful, low-maintenance houseplants. But these versatile specimens can sometimes drop their leaves without warning, leaving you to determine the cause. If your rubber plant loses ...

Michael Fraley, a Vice President with Yulex Corporation, cuts a guayule plant that can be used to make natural rubber, in 2008 David Kadlubowski/Corbis Rubber can be made from the latex of several ...

A parasite named microcyclus ulei has already inflicted substantial harm on rubber harvests in Central and Latin America, and experts fear that plantations in Africa and Asia could be next. The ...

Occasional leaf drop is normal, but frequent loss can signal stress from different issues. Keep rubber plants in bright, indirect light, water only when soil dries, and protect from drafts or dry air.

Researchers have succeeded in decoding the genome sequence for Hevea brasiliensis, the natural rubber tree native to Brazil. The study reports a draft genome sequence that covers more than 93 percent ...