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The latex of which plant is used commercially ?
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- Papaya plant
- Sial kanta plant
- Rubber plant
- Banyan tree
- Papaya plant
Correct Option: C
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.