Bioenergy feedstocks : breeding and genetics / [electronic resource]

by Saha, Malay; Bhandari, Hem Singh; Bouton, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry).

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BookSeries: Biomass and biofuels series: Publisher: [Hoboken, N.J.] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013Description: 1 online resource (xix, 277 pages).ISBN: 111861769X; 9781118617694; 9781118609477; 1118609476; 9781299449534; 1299449530.Subject(s): Energy crops | Energy crops -- Breeding | Energy crops -- Genetics | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture | Electronic booksOnline resources: Wiley Online Library

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.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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Bioenergy feedstocks : breeding and genetics / [electronic resource]

by Saha, Malay; Bhandari, Hem Singh; Bouton, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry).