Researchers at Stockholm University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have developed a novel value chain for production of textile and bio-fuel from fast-growing poplars. By applying sustainable catalysis ...
Ecology
Aug 17, 2022
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Amid predictions of climate change driving up temperatures and causing more extreme heat in the Midwest, a new study led in part by University of Maryland researchers has found that growing one particular perennial grass ...
Ecology
Apr 14, 2022
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Newly published Michigan State University research details how switchgrass, a biofuel crop, can mitigate effects of climate change when grown on marginal land—agricultural land of little value. For farmers, it may also ...
Environment
Mar 23, 2022
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An Oak Ridge National Laboratory team has successfully introduced a poplar gene into switchgrass, an important biofuel source, that allows switchgrass to interact with a beneficial fungus, ultimately boosting the grass's ...
Biotechnology
Oct 4, 2021
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New Zealand's government has committed to planting one billion trees as part of a transition to a low-emission economy, in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Environment
Jul 10, 2018
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Change is never easy. But when it comes to adopting new agricultural practices, some farmers are easier to convince than others.
Environment
Mar 14, 2017
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Whether you have taken a side or a backseat in the discussion, the "food versus fuel" debate affects us all. Some say growing more biofuel crops today will decrease greenhouse gas emissions, but will make it harder to produce ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 14, 2015
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Marginal lands – those unsuited for food crops – can serve as prime real estate for meeting the nation's alternative energy production goals.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 16, 2013
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Scientists from the University of Liverpool are part of an international research project to apply the properties of drought-adapted desert plants, like agave, to poplar trees, a recognised biofuel crop.
Biotechnology
Sep 25, 2012
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When D.K. Lee and Lane Rayburn, faculty members in the crop sciences department at the University of Illinois, talk about prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) they have difficulty containing their enthusiasm. They are among ...
Biotechnology
Jun 26, 2012
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