Takowind IV

Breeding, cultivation and utilization of Russian dandelion (Taraxacum koksaghyz) - further development of a wild plant into a renewable industrial raw material - breeding methods and characterization of interspecific hybrids

Term

2023-05-01 bis 2026-04-30

Project management

• Helge, Flüß

Responsible institute

Institut für Züchtungsforschung an landwirtschaftlichen Kulturen

Cooperation partner

• Institut für die Sicherheit biotechnologischer Verfahren bei Pflanzen (JKI)
• ESKUSA GmbH
• Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
• ScreenSYS GmbH

Overall objective of the project

The commercialization of the cultivation and the utilization of the rubber from Russian dandelion on a large scale are the overriding goals of the project consortium. The interdisciplinary team consisting of a university, two research institutes, a breeding company and a biotechnology company will work together in a goal-oriented manner. In this way, the cultivated plant material should be made productive and competitive more quickly.

Funder

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture