The quality and performance of natural rubber (NR) are closely related to Hevea brasiliensis (rubber tree) varieties, tapping systems, seasonal variation and phenology etc. In order to uncover the annual change rules from April to December of NR qualities among different rubber tree varieties, we investigated the NR qualities from five clones including PR 107, RRIM 600, Reyan 917, Reyan 73397 and Reyan 879 cultivated in Danzhon of Hainan, China, and analysed the vulcanization characteristics and the mechanical properties of the vulcanized NR prepared from the latex harvested in May. The results showed that the mooney viscosity, protein percentage, volatile percentage, Wallace plasticity (P0) and plasticity retention index (PRI) presented a downward or upward trend in an annual tapping cycle from April to December, which indicates that the NR quality parameters are affected by both genotypes and environmental factors such as weather and sunshine etc. The protein percentage in NR from the latex of the four rubber tree clones was more than 3.0% in December. The cure characteristics of NR from Reyan 917 were totally different from those of the other four rubber trees. Under the same tapping system of S/2 d/3, the tensile strength and the elongation at break of the vulcanized rubber from Reyan 879 was the smallest compared with the other four clones. The results would contribute to instructing the new variety breeding and rubber production on the one hand, and to providing scientific supports for high-performance NR manufacturing on the other hand.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |