General Association of Rubber Planters on the East Coast of Sumatra
The General Association of Rubber Planters on the East Coast of Sumatra, Dutch: Algemeene Vereeniging van Rubberplanters ter Oostkust van Sumatra (A.V.R.O.S.), was a Dutch agricultural research station organization based near Medan, Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies. A.V.R.O.S. has an office building in Medan and a research station in "Kampong Baroe" (Baru) near Medan. A.V.R.O.S. conducted and published research on commercial plantings.[1]
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A.V.R.O.S. office in Medan (1920s)
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A.V.R.O.S. research station in Kampong Baroe (Baru village)
In 1967, the name changed into BKS-PPS (Badan Kerja Sama Perusahaan Perkebunan Sumatera, Sumatra Plantation Companies Partnership Board).
Gallery
- The library at the A.V.R.O.S. experimental station circa 1925
- Roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa crop at the field station of the AVROS
- Pathology lab at the field station
- Field crops
- Pathology lab
- Workers at the pathology lab
References
- Botanical Abstracts, Volumes 7-8 Williams & Wilkins 1921
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