Physiological and growth responses to water deficit in the bioenergy crop Miscanthus x giganteus.

High yielding perennial biomass crops of the species Miscanthus are widely recognized as one of the most promising lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of bioenergy and bioproducts. Miscanthus is a C4 grass and thus has relatively high water use efficiency. Cultivated Miscanthus comprises...

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Main Authors: Jennifer eIngs, Luis A.J. Mur, Paul R.H. Robson, Maurice eBosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00468/full