Exploiting the potential of plants with crassulacean acid metabolism for bioenergy production on marginal lands

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2879-2896

  Borland, Anne M ^a   Griffiths, Howard ^b   Hartwell, James ^c   Smith, J Andrew C ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; CAM; Carbon sequestration; Circadian control; Marginal lands; Productivity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DROUGHTS; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS;

CRASSULACEAE;

EID: 67650180826     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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