The potential of C4 grasses for cellulosic biofuel production

The potential of C4 grasses for cellulosic biofuel production

With the advent of biorefinery technologies enabling plant biomass to be processed into biofuel, many researchers set out to study and improve candidate biomass crops. Many of these candidates are C4 grasses, characterized by a high productivity and resource use efficiency. In this review the potent...

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Main Authors: Tim eWeijde, Claire Lessa Alvim Kamei, Andres F Torres, Wilfred eVermerris, Oene eDolstra, Richard Gerardus Franciscus Visser, Luisa M Trindade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Sorghum
Lignocellulose
Maize
Miscanthus
yield
biofuel
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00107/full

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