Biofuels

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Somerville, Chris ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE; LIGNIN;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; POACEAE; SHORT SURVEY;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATES; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POACEAE;

EID: 33846938477     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.01.010     Document Type: Short Survey

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