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Genetic Improvement of Bioenergy Crops

Genetic Improvement of Bioenergy Crops Wilfred Vermerris, Editor Bioenergy is attracting increasing attention in science, industry, politics and the media as a means to address energy security, global climate change and economic sustainability. Biofuels - ethanol and biodiesel - currently represent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Vermerris, Wilfred (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I
  • Why Bioenergy Makes Sense
  • A Primer on Genetics, Genomics and Plant Breeding
  • Production of Ethanol from Grain
  • Composition and Biosynthesis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
  • Selection of Promising Biomass Feedstock Lines Using High-Throughput Spectrometric and Enzymatic Assays
  • Current Technologies for Fuel Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Plant Biomass
  • II
  • Genetic Improvement of Corn for Lignocellulosic
  • Development and Utilization of Sorghum as a Bioenergy Crop
  • Genetic Improvement of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) as an Energy Crop
  • Miscanthus: Genetic Resources and Breeding Potential to Enhance Bioenergy Production
  • Improvement of Switchgrass as a Bioenergy Crop
  • Improvement of Perennial Forage Species as Feedstock for Bioenergy
  • Genetic Improvement of Willow (Salix spp.) as a Dedicated Bioenergy Crop
  • Genetic Improvement of Poplar (Populus spp.) as a Bioenergy Crop
  • Southern Pines: A Resource for Bioenergy.