Screen LibraryBioenergy feedstocks : breeding and genetics /
This book looks at advances in our understanding of the genetics and breeding practices across this diverse range of crops and provides readers with a valuable tool to improve cultivars and increase energy crop yields.
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This book looks at advances in our understanding of the genetics and breeding practices across this diverse range of crops and provides readers with a valuable tool to improve cultivars and increase energy crop yields. |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 277 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470960332 (alk. paper) : 0470960337 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | SB288 |
| CLC: |
TK6 S5-39 |
| Call Number: | S5-39/B615 |
| Contents: | Switchgrass genetics and breeding challenges -- Switchgrass genomics -- Germplasm resources of Miscanthus and their application in breeding -- Breeding Miscanthus for bioenergy -- Breeding sorghum as a bioenergy crop -- Energy cane -- Breeding maize for lignocellulosic biofuel production -- Underutilized grasses -- Alfalfa as a biofuel crop -- Transgenics for biomass -- Endophytes in low input agriculture and plant biomass production. |