Chinese scientists have successfully cultivated a rubber dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, in the Xinjiang region. This weed, found near the Tianshan Mountains, produces a milky fluid that can be extracted as natural rubber. A recent harvest of one tonne of dried roots yielded 40kg of rubber, potentially reducing China's dependence on imported rubber from Southeast Asia. AI
RANK_REASON Research on a plant's potential to produce a valuable commodity. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]
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