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Sowing the seeds for high-energy plants [1]

Once, plant breeders dreamed of plumper tomatoes, heartier soybeans and juicier corn kernels. These days, visions of squat poplars and earless corn stalks are dancing in their heads. They are hoping these new fangled crops will make cost-effective biofuels.

Publication Date: 
24/04/2008
Eli Kintisch [2]
Science [3]
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Sorghum [4], Sugarcane [5], Bio Fuel Crops [6], Biofuel [7], Research [8], United States Of America (US) [9]
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