1st Edition
Compendium of Bioenergy Plants Switchgrass
This book contains the most comprehensive reviews on the latest development of switchgrass research including the agronomy of the plant, the use of endophytes and mycorrhizae for biomass production, genetics and breeding of bioenergy related traits, molecular genetics and molecular breeding, genomics, transgenics, processing, bioconversion, biosystem and chemical engineering, biomass production modeling, economics of switchgrass feedstock production etc. The book will be of interest and great value to the switchgrass research communities in both academia and industry and a handbook for agronomists, geneticists, breeders, molecular biologists, physiologists, biosystems engineers and chemical engineers.
Preface to the Series
Dedication by Series Editor
Preface
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
An Overview of Switchgrass Rob Mitchell and Marty Schmer
The Agronomy of Switchgrass for Biomass John H. Fike, Twain J. Butler and Rob Mitchell
The Use of Endophytes and Mycorrhizae in Switchgrass Biomass Production Chuansheng Mei, Alejandra Lara-Chavez, Scott Lowman and Barry Flinn
Switchgrass Biomass Content, Synthesis, and Biochemical Conversion to Biofuels Laura Bartley, Tao Xu, Chengcheng Zhang, Hoang Nguyen and Jizhong Zhou
Classic Genetics and Breeding of Bioenergy Related Traits in Switchgrass Yanqi Wu
Switchgrass Molecular Genetics and Molecular Breeding for Bioenergy Traits Linglong Liu and Yanqi Wu
Switchgrass Genomic Resources Development Christopher Saski and Hong Luo
MicroRNAs and Their Potential Applications in Switchgrass Improvements Dayong Li, Man Zhou, Zhigang Li and Hong Luo
Tissue Culture, Genetic Transformation, and Improvement of Switchgrass Through Genetic Engineering Bingyu Zhao, Rongda Qu, Ruyu Li, Bin Xu and Taylor Frazier
Biomass Thermochemical Conversion Technologies for Production of Fuels, Power and Chemicals Ajay Kumar and Raymond Huhnke
Biological and Biosystems Engineering for Processing of Switchgrass Feedstocks and Biofuel Production Arpan Jain, Terry Walker and Karl Kelly
Applications of Biomass Production Modeling for Switchgrass Kathrine D. Behrman, Manyowa N. Meki, Yanqi Wu and James R. Kiniry
Economics of Switchgrass Feedstock Production for the Emerging Cellulosic Biofuel Industry Francis M. Epplin, Andrew P. Griffi th and Mohua Haque
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) as a Bioenergy Crop:Advantages, Concerns, and Future Prospects Charles Kwit, Madhugiri Nageswara-Rao and C. Neal Stewart Jr.
Index
About the Volume Editors
Color Plate Section
Biography
Hong Luo, Yanqi Wu, Chittaranjan Kole