Plant and microbial research seeks biofuel production from lignocellulose

California Agriculture

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 178-184

  Bartley, Laura E ^a   Ronald, Pamela C ^a,b,c  

^a JOINT BIOENERGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Feedstocks ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84861408392     PISSN: 00080845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3733/ca.v063n04p178     Document Type: Review

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