The location of starch in rubberwood / Ahmad Fauzi Othman, Rudaini Mohd Nawawi and Suhaimi Muhammed

• Main Authors: Othman, Ahmad Fauzi, Mohd Nawawi, Rudaini, Muhammed, Suhaimi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Plant anatomy; Classification. Systematics and taxonomy; Rubber plants
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50453/1/50453.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50453/

Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) contains substantial amount of starch, especially in the sapwood portion of the tree. This has been proven by iodine test whereby sapwood turns darker blue in colour but heartwood becomes lighter blue. The exact location of starch in rubberwood has not been studied in...