Record groups of Department of Nationa Archives

Rubber Research Institute

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Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Rubber Research Institute

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Dates of existence

1976-1986

History

Tile Rubber Research Institute was estahlished under the Rubber and Coconut Research (Amendment) Act No.8 of 1957, Rubber Research (Amendment) Act No. 52 of 1957 and Chapter 439 of the Tea, Rubber and Coconut Research (Amendment) Act No, 2 of 1961.
The Rubber Research Institute was situated at Dartonfield, Agalawatte. It has nine Divisions, they are: -
Plant Science Department, Inter Cropping Department, Plant Pathology Department, Soils and Plant Nutrition Department, Rubber Chemistry Department, Bio Chemistry Section, Estate Department, Library and Publications section.
An important event in the history of the Rubber Research Institute was the International Rubber Conference, which was held in September 1984, to celebrate 75 years of Rubber Research in Sri Lanka.

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Description identifier

LK-NA/RRI

Institution identifier

LK-NA

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAAR

Status

Final

Level of detail

Minimal

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Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

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