Plantwatch: Russian dandelion offers solution to global rubber shortage
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Taraxacum koksaghyz (Russian dandelion) roots produce natural latex for rubber production, reviving a WWII-era solution now positioned as a sustainable alternative to traditional rubber trees amid global shortage.
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