The reduction of uneven early growth of Hevea buddings
which could overcome the problem of low percentage of tappable
trees during the early years of tapping was evaluated. The
investigation covered a series of studies on the germination of
Hevea seeds; bud activation of budded stumps to induce early
bud-break by using growth regulators, other techniques and
other growth regulating materials; and the manipulation of
early growth of Hevea budshoot after emergence. An anatomical
study on the budpatch under the various bud activation
treatments was also carried out
