Biofuel and energy crops: high-yield Saccharinae take center stage in the post-genomics era.
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SUBMITTER: de Siqueira Ferreira S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3707038 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
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Biofuel and energy crops: high-yield Saccharinae take center stage in the post-genomics era.
de Siqueira Ferreira Savio S Nishiyama Milton Yutaka MY Paterson Andrew H AH Souza Glaucia Mendes GM
Genome biology 20130627 6
The Saccharinae, especially sugarcane, Miscanthus and sorghum, present remarkable characteristics for bioenergy production. Biotechnology of these plants will be important for a sustainable feedstock supply. Herein, we review knowledge useful for their improvement and synergies gained by their parallel study. ...[more]
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