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Author:   Chittaranjan Kole ,  Chandrashekhar P. Joshi ,  David R. Shonnard
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 5.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.723kg
ISBN:  

9781439816844

ISBN 10:   1439816840
Pages:   874
Publication Date:   22 March 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section I. Conventional and Molecular Breeding for Improvement of Biofuel Crops: Past, Present, and Future. Genomics for Bioenergy Production. Genetic Engineering for Bioenergy Crops. In Planta Production of Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes. From Plant Cell Walls to Biofuels—Arabidopsis thaliana Model. Ecologically Sustainable Bioenergy Communities: Species Selection and Habitat Considerations. Biomass Harvest and Logistics. Chemical Engineering for Bioenergy Plants: Concepts and Strategies. International Fuel Quality. Biofuel Use from Bioenergy Crops: Internal Combustion Engines in Transportation. Life-Cycle Energy and Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Biofuels and Biomass Electricity. Public Policies, Economics, Public Perceptions, and the Future of Bioenergy Crops. Section II. Cassava. Jatropha. Forest Trees. Maize. Oil Palm. Oilseed Brassicas. Sorghum. Soybean.Sugarcane. Switchgrass. Section III. Brachypodium. Diesel Trees. Minor Seed Oils. Lower Plants. Paulownia. Shrub Willow. Sugarbeet. Sunflower. Sweetpotato. Organic Farm Waste and Municipal Sludge. Vegetable Oils. Index.

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Chittaranian Kole is a professor at Clemson University. He received is Ph. D. in 1983 in Genetics and Plant Breeding from BC Agricultural University, India. Chandrashekhar P. Joshi is professor of Plant Molecular Genetics & Director of the Biotechnology Research Center of the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University. His current research interests include: Moleculargenetics and Genomics of lignin and cellulose synthesis in trees Genetic improvements of lignocellulosic products for paper and biofuel industries Molecular basis and bioinformatics of tree growth and wood development Webpage: http://forest.mtu.edu/faculty/ioshi/index.html David R. Shonnard: is professor at the Michigan Technological University. He received his Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 1991. Webpage: http://www.chem.mtu.edulchem_englfaculty/drshonnard.html SFI Homepage: http://www.sfi.mtu.edu

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