Breeding Miscanthus for bioenergy
- Clifton-Brown, John Cedric
- Robson, Paul Russell
- Davey, Christopher Lyndon
- Farrar, Kerrie
- Hayes, Charlotte Mary
- Huang, Lin Shiow-Fen
- Jensen, Elaine Fiona
- Jones, Laurence Edmund
- Hinton Jones, Maurice Edward
- Maddison, Anne Louise
- Meyer, Heike
- Norris, John Anthony
- Purdy, Sarah Jane
- Rodgers, Charlie
- Schwarz, Kai-Uwe
- Salvatore, Cosentino
- Slavov, Gancho Trifonu
- Valentine, John
- Webster, Richard John
- Youell, Susan Jean
- Donnison, Iain Simon
Publication date
May 2013
DOIAbstract
Highly adapted Miscanthus hybrids can make a significant global contribution to the mitigation of anthropogenic climate change via sustainable substitution of fossil fuels within the next decade. In this chapter we review the biological potential of Miscanthus resulting from a plethora of naturally occurring variations in traits relevant to yield and we outline traditional breeding approaches currently being applied to Miscanthus. The chapter concludes with a perspective on the socio-economic value of bioenergy from Miscanthus
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