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The latex of which plant is used commercially? |
| A. | Papaya plant |
| B. | Sial kanta plant |
| C. | Rubber plant |
| D. | Banyan tree |
| Answer» C. Rubber plant | |
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Explanation: Natural rubber is harvested mainly in the form of the latex from the rubber tree. The latex is a sticky, milky colloid drawn off by making incisions in the bark and collecting the fluid in vessels in a process called "tapping". The latex then is refined into rubber ready for commercial processing. |
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