Showing collected natural rubber (latex )from the container of a rubber tree in a rubber plantation , Kerala, Southern India

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The Tapping of rubber process is by cutting (with a special flat knife )a diagonal grove in the bark that allows the rubber sap to drip along the groove to a container to collect it . This is collected on a daily basis.

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Size: 3560px × 5360px
Location: Rubber plantation in Idukku District Kerala Southern India
Photo credit: © Gary Blake / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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