Growing duckweed for biofuel production: A review

Plant Biology

Volumn 17, Issue s1, 2015, Pages 16-23

  Cui, W ^a   Cheng, J J ^b,c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biogas; Butanol; Duckweed; Ethanol; Starch

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; CRUDE OIL; ETHANOL; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; STARCH; WEED;

LEMNA;

BIOFUEL; STARCH;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ARACEAE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

ARACEAE; BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; STARCH;

EID: 84920768308     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12216     Document Type: Review

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