Sowing new varieties

Preparing soil for planting new improved dandelions varieties Sowing of dandelion seeds

Pilot extraction

The pilot extractions we did  show great results. By using different extraction methods, developed by  our biochemist, we learned a lot about rubber quality and made us optimizing the extraction method.

Keygene conducts follow-up research into rubber from dandelions

A consortium around biotechnology company KeyGene in Wageningen has been awarded a subsidy of over € 500,000 for the upscaling of technology to extract natural rubber from dandelions. The root of the Russian dandelion consists largely of latex, as well as other...