biofuel promise: Scientists have completed the first genome sequence of the black cottonwood, a tall and fast-growing poplar tree. Researchers have identified more than 45,000 protein-coding genes. These genes could be specifically selected through traditional plant breeding to efficiently produce the kind of cellulose needed to make biofuel production cost-effective and efficient. The potential for farms of biofuel-production poplars would come with added environmental benefits
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/bytes-61
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-breeding
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alternative-fuels
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiesel
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biotechnology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
