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Record Nr.

UNINA9910626112603321

Titolo

Biofuel crops : production, physiology and genetics / / edited by Bharat P. Singh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford [England] ; ; Boston, : CAB International, 2013

ISBN

9781789243772

1789243777

9781845938864

1845938860

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (537 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SinghBharat P

Disciplina

631

Soggetti

Energy crops

Energy crops - Breeding

Energy crops - Genetics

Biomass energy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed on April 29, 2024).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. General -- pt. 2. Algae -- pt. 3. Plants.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers comprehensive coverage of biofuel crop production, with a focus on individual crops and longer term sustainability. The transition from fossil to renewable fuels has put crops with biofuel production potential in the spotlight. It offers an introduction to biofuels and the challenges faced. It has unique focus on the cultivation of biofuel crops, not just processing and policy issues. It examines in detail individual crops of current importance or with high future prospects, including algae, sugar crops, and grass, oil and forestry species. It focuses on the genetics, breeding