First parasitic nematodes reported in biofuel crops

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 14:35 in Mathematics & Economics

Researchers at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) at the University of Illinois have discovered widespread occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes in the first reported nematode survey of Miscanthus and switchgrass plants used for biofuels.

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