The renaissance of cultivation of Taraxacum koksaghyz (Asteraceae) as a rubber producer in Germany
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https://doi.org/10.21248/kochia.v12.40Abstract
Cultivation of diploid, sexual Taraxacum koksaghyz from Central Asia as rubber producer is re-established in Germany. The invasive capability of this species with regard to the native vegetation is extremely low, as shown in competition experiments in grassland and agricultural fields which led to a complete collapse of T. koksaghyz populations within one year. Hybridization events with native Taraxacum-populations were not observed. The early stage of domestication of T. koksaghyz is characterized by an extraordinary morphological variability which is documented.
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