New recipe for biofuel: Genetic diversity can lead to more productive growth
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 15:11
in Earth & Climate
Large test plots of switchgrass crops are being grown by scientists with the farmer in mind. For the first time, researchers have mixed different genetic varieties of switchgrass on production-size plots, hypothesizing this could increase yield by extending the growing season, varying the size of the switchgrass plants to produce a fuller crop and potentially reducing the crop's vulnerability to weather fluctuations.