Potential of Plants from the Genus Agave as Bioenergy Crops

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Escamilla Treviño, Luis Lauro ^a,b  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agave; Bioenergy crop; Biofuel; Biofuel feedstock; Crassulacean acid metabolism

Indexed keywords

AGAVACEAE; AGAVE; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; BIO-ENERGY; CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM; FIELD RESEARCH; KEY FEATURE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; PROCESSABILITY; SEMI ARID; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIALTY CHEMICALS; STOMATA OPENING;

ARID REGIONS; BEVERAGES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAIN;

BIOFUELS;

AGAVACEAE; AGAVE; AGAVE SALMIANA; AGAVE TEQUILANA; ASPARAGACEAE; CRASSULACEAE;

EID: 84857635192     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-011-9159-x     Document Type: Review

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