As climate-driven weather extremes, disease, and rising demand strain global rubber supplies, researchers are revisiting a plant first used during World War II. Russian dandelions grow in temperate regions, need little water or pesticides, and can be cultivated without deforestation. A project in Norwich aims to produce 3,000 tonnes of rubber annually.
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Russische Loewenzahne werden zur Alternative fuer Naturkautschuk

THE GUARDIAN

Extreme Wetterereignisse, Krankheiten und die steigende Nachfrage setzen die weltweite Versorgung mit Naturkautschuk unter Druck. Forschende richten den Blick deshalb erneut auf den russischen Löwenzahn. Die Pflanze gedeiht in gemässigten Regionen, braucht wenig Wasser und keine Pestizide. Ein Projekt in Norwich plant eine Jahresproduktion von 3’000 Tonnen Kautschuk.

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