Sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock: recent advances and available resources

Sweet sorghum as biofuel feedstock: recent advances and available resources

Abstract Sweet sorghum is a promising target for biofuel production. It is a C4 crop with low input requirements and accumulates high levels of sugars in its stalks. However, large-scale planting on marginal lands would require improved varieties with optimized biofuel-related traits and tolerance t...

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Main Authors: Supriya Mathur, A. V. Umakanth, V. A. Tonapi, Rita Sharma, Manoj K. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Subjects:
Sorghum
Biofuel
Sorghum breeding
Genomics
Feedstock
Grass genetics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-017-0834-9

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