If advanced biofuels are to replace standard fuels on a gallon-for-gallon basis at competitive pricing, there is a requirement for a new generation of biofuel crops – plants designed specifically to serve as feedstocks for biofuel production. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), the US native praire grass, is one of the target crops for biofuel production.
March 23, 2015
By JBEI