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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Los dientes de leon rusos ofrecen una nueva via para el caucho

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Mientras el clima extremo, las enfermedades y la creciente demanda presionan el suministro mundial de caucho natural, investigadores vuelven a una planta utilizada durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El diente de leon ruso prospera en climas templados, requiere poca agua y ningun pesticida, y evita la deforestacion asociada a muchas plantaciones tropicales.

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