Identification of freeze tolerant Saccharum spontaneum accessions through a pot-based study for use in sugarcane germplasm enhancement for adaptation to temperate climates

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-57

  Hale, Anna L ^a   Viator, Ryan P ^a   Veremis, John C ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Breeding; Cold tolerance; Energycane; S. spontaneum; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893809108     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.11.015     Document Type: Article

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