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Seasonal Variation of Rubber Production in Russian Dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, Grown in Korea
Sandeep Kumar Tata128
,
Seung Baek Hong3
,
Sung Woo Bae124
,
Jong-Chan Park5
,
Stephen Beungtae Ryu67*
1Graduate Student, Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Korea
2Graduate Student, Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
3Intern Researcher, Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Korea
4Researcher, Research and Development Center, JICO Ltd., Hongin Office 1413, Daejeon 341486, Korea
5Post-doc, Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Korea
6Principal Investigator, Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Korea
7Professor, Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
Professor, Department of Botany, Balmiki Rajniti Mahila College, Munger University, Bihar 811201, India
*Corresponding Author
1 June 2022. pp. 399-404
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Abstract

Russian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz L.E.Rodin, is an important alternative source of natural rubber. Thus, it is critical to identify the best season for natural rubber production and harvesting for this species. In this study, T. kok-saghyz was grown in experimental fields in Korea to check the variation in rubber content with the change in the season. Studies using T. kok-saghyz plants indicate that spring and autumn are the best seasons for rubber accumulation. For several reasons, our study suggests that planting in autumn and harvesting in late spring is the best strategy for economic cultivation in Korea. Our data will be useful for future commercialization of rubber production from T. kok-saghyz because time will be saved if the plant is grown and harvested in the optimum season.

Keywords
Natural rubber
Optimum season to harvest
Rubber-producing dandelion
Seasonal variation
Taraxacum kok-saghyz
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  • Publisher :The Plant Resources Society of Korea
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국자원식물학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Plant Resources
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원식물학회지
  • Volume : 35
  • No :3
  • Pages :399-404
  • Received Date : 2021-11-30
  • Revised Date : 2022-03-25
  • Accepted Date : 2022-03-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7732/kjpr.2022.35.3.399
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