The potential of C4 grasses for cellulosic biofuel production

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue MAY, 2013, Pages

  van der Weijde, Tim ^a   Alvim Kamei, Claire L ^a   Torres, Andres F ^a   Vermerris, Wilfred ^a,b   Dolstra, Oene ^a   Visser, Richard G F ^a   Trindade, Luisa M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass quality; C4 grasses; Lignocellulose; Maize; Miscanthus; Plant breeding; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887901214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00107     Document Type: Review

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