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02.05.2013
Tires made of dandelion - numares PLANTS initiates new research project
Regensburg, 02.05.2013 - numares PLANTS is supporting a new cooperation project for
the breeding of the Kazakh Dandelion (Taraxacum koksaghyz) as a renewable industrial raw
material. The aim of this project is to cultivate a worthwhile and profitable dandelion variety
containing rubber and inulin for use by the rubber and sugar processing industries
This project "Takowind", which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and
Consumer Protection (BMELV), will build on the successful work of the BMBF-funded project
"Tarulin" started in 2012, allowing for further selection steps in plant material using
supportive and accelerating breeding methodology.
Together with representatives from industry and research, the NMR specialist numares
PLANTS is uses nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to analyze the rubber and
inulin content, the purity of processed samples and the temporal and spatial distribution of
ingredients of interest in the plant. The collaborating breeders use the results obtained from
numares` high-throughput analyses to improve various dandelion species and hybrids in
terms of their agronomic characteristics and to ultimately provide dandelion as an industrial
raw material.
Dandelion is becoming more and more the focus of economic interests as an alternative to
the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis and could help to meet the rising demand for raw
materials, while reducing dependence on individual growing areas at the same time.
Briefadresse:
numares GmbH
Josef - Engert - Str. 9
93053 Regensburg · Germany
tel +49 941 698 091-00
fax +49 941 698 091-01
[email protected]
www.numares.com
Geschäftsführung:
Dr. Fritz Huber, Dr. Volker Pfahlert
Steuernummer: 244/133/80142
Amtsgericht Regensburg: HRB 9368
Bankverbindung:
Kreissparkasse Kelheim
Kontonummer: 105 293 86
Bankleitzahl:
750 515 65