Transgenics are imperative for biofuel crops

Plant Science

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 246-263

  Gressel, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b Assif Strategies Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Jatropha; Lignocellulosics; Straw; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRASSICA NAPUS; CYANOBACTERIA; JATROPHA; PANICUM VIRGATUM; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 39149141561     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2007.11.009     Document Type: Review

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