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xviii, 458 pages : illustrations (some colored) ; 24 cm. |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
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Biotechnology in agriculture and forestry ; 66 |
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Biotechnology in agriculture and forestry ; 66.
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| Note |
Dedicated to the late Peter N. Mascia, who died May 6, 2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| Contents |
Part A. Introduction to biofuels -- ch. 1. Introduction overview : world energy resources and the need for biomass for energy and lower fossil carbon dioxide emissions / Charles E. Wyman -- ch. 2. Designing biomass crops with improved calorific content and attributes for burning : a UK perspective / Gordon G. Allison . . . [et al.] -- ch. 3. Designing plants to meet feedstock needs / Peter N. Mascia . . . [et al.] -- Part B. Specific biofuel feedstocks -- ch. 4. Engineering advantages, challenges and status of sugarcane and other sugar-based biomass resources / Ricardo A. Dante . . . [et al.] -- ch. 5. High fermantable corn hybrids for the dry-grind corn ethanol industry / Joel E. Ream . . . [et al.] -- ch. 6. Engineering advantages, challenges and status of grass energy crops / David I. Bransby . . . [et al.] -- ch. 7. Woody biomass and purpose-grown trees as feedstocks for renewable energy / Maud A.W. Hinchee . . . [et al.] -- ch. 8. Engineering status, challenges and advantages of oil crops / Richard F. Wilson, David F. Hildebrand -- Part C. Mitigating invasiveness -- ch. 9. Invasive species biology, ecology, management and risk assessment : evaluating and mitigating the invasion risk of biofuel crops / Jacob N. Barney, Joseph M. DiTomaso -- ch. 10. Gene flow in genetically engineered perennial grasses : lessons for modification of dedicated bioenergy crops / Albert P. Kausch . . . [et al.] -- ch. 11. Genetic modification in dedicated bioenergy crops and strategies for gene confinement / Albert P. Kausch . . . [et al.] -- Part D. Models for uses of biomass feedstocks -- ch. 12. Integrated biorefineries--a bottom-up approach to biomass fractionation / Birgit Kamm -- ch. 13. Heat and power production from stover for corn ethanol plants / Shahab Sokhansanj . . . [et al.] -- Part E. Agricultural fit of biomass crops and lifecycle analysis and criteria -- ch. 14. The problem is the solution : the role of biofuels in the transition to a regenerative agriculture / Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Chad C. Hellwinckel -- ch. 15. Life-cycle analysis of biofuels / Michael Wang -- ch. 16. Criteria for a sustainable bioenergy infrastructure and lifecycle / Jurgen Scheffran. |
| Subject |
Plant biomass.
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Biomass energy.
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Plant biotechnology.
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| Added Author |
Mascia, Peter N., -2009.
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Scheffran, Jurgen.
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Widholm, Jack Milton, 1939-
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| ISBN |
9783642134395 |
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3642134394 |
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