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• Russian dandelion

  Among other species, especially Russian dandelion (Taraxacum koksaghyz Rodin) produces highly promising amounts and qualities of rubber. T. koksaghyz...

• Bioscience

  Bioscience: designing plants that meet the resource needs of society.

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• Bioinformatics - Wageningen Genomics Facility

  The applied bioinformatics research at Plant Research International facilitates data analysis of high throughput ‘-omics’ technologies by...

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  "In a few years, Max Verstappen will be using supersofts made from European natural rubber"

  15 oktober 2018 | While the world has a problem with the imminent shortage of natural rubber, there is hope on the horizon in the form of European natural rubber. This...
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  WUR and Vredestein develop tyre made of rubber from dandelions

  11 september 2017 | Vredestein showed a prototype of its Fortezza Flower Power at the Eurobike exhibition in Friedrichshafen in August. This innovative road tyre is made...
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  Rubber from Russian dandelions: a serious European alternative to rubber tree plantations

  19 juni 2016 | Natural rubber is an indispensible ingredient in tens of thousands of applications, from car and aircraft tyres to medical equipment. Nearly all this...