Plant Biotechnology for Sustainable Production of Energy and Co-products

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mascia, Peter N. (Editor), Scheffran, Jürgen (Editor), Widholm, Jack M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, 66
• Subjects: Environment.; Agriculture.; Forestry.; Plant genetics.; Plant breeding.; Energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable Development.; Energy Economics.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

The successful use of plant biomass for the sustainable production of energy and co-products such as chemicals is critically important for the future of humanity. Large scale exploitation of biomass is needed to decrease the production of greenhouse gases and help mitigate global warming, to provide...