Perennial biofuel crops such as miscanthus, whose high yields have led them to be considered an eventual alternative to corn in producing ethanol, are now shown to have another beneficial characteristic–the ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 10, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

A Washington State University researcher and colleagues make a case in the journal Nature for a new type of agriculture that could restore the beleaguered soils of Africa and help the continent feed itself ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 19, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

The industry is interested in establishing a biorefinery sector in Denmark that can replace oil-based products with biofriendly materials, chemicals, energy and fuel. But this requires a larger biomass production than we ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jul 02, 2012 not rated yet 0

A team of researchers from Arizona State University, Stanford University and Carnegie Institution for Science has found that converting large swaths of land to bioenergy crops could have a wide range of effects ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 01, 2012 not rated yet 0

Most of what we have come to think of as our daily fruits, vegetables, and grains were domesticated from wild ancestors. Over hundreds and thousands of years, humans have selected and bred plants for traits ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 27, 2011 not rated yet 1

New cacao types with unique flavors that are distinctly Peruvian have been identified by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. These new flavors could one day be marketed like wine, by geographical provenance.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 26, 2011 not rated yet 0

Fungi found in the leaves and trunks of wild Peruvian cacao trees offer the potential for biological control of cacao diseases such as witches' broom disease, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 15, 2011 not rated yet 0

Cereal grains such as wheat and barley are viable alternative hay crops and can provide valuable grazing opportunities. Due to drought resistance, good yields and ability to break pest cycles of perennial crops, annual forages ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 24, 2011 not rated yet 0

Developing biofuel from native perennials instead of corn in the Midwest's rolling grasslands would better protect threatened bird populations, Michigan State University research suggests.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 06, 2011 2 / 5 (1) 0

The United States launched a renewable energy initiative to boost biofuel production to create jobs, lessen the effects of climate change and wean the country off oil imports, an official said.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Oct 22, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 3

Earth-friendly perennial grain crops, which grow with less fertilizer, herbicide, fuel, and erosion than grains planted annually, could be available in two decades, according to researchers writing in the current issue of ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 24, 2010 5 / 5 (15) 10 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- When deciding which crops to grow for cellulosic biofuels, return on investment is one variable farmers must consider. Currently, corn stalks and leaves offer the most profit according to new research by ...

Biology - Other

Mar 22, 2010 not rated yet 0

The emergence of biofuels into agricultural systems presents new opportunities for farmers to improve economic return while providing critical ecosystem services. Integrating perennial crops can help meet food, fuel and fiber ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 16, 2010 4 / 5 (1) 0

The western corn rootworm beetle, a pest that feasts on corn roots and corn silk and costs growers more than $1 billion annually in the U.S., also can survive on the perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus, a pote ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 05, 2010 4 / 5 (1) 0

Field work and computer simulations in Michigan and Wisconsin are helping biofuels researchers understand the basics of getting home-grown energy from the field to consumers. Preliminary results presented today suggest that ...

Other Sciences - Other

Feb 13, 2009 5 / 5 (1) 0