CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, July 31, 2008 (ENS) - A giant perennial grass that tolerates poor soils, uses less acreage and produces more biofuel than either corn or switchgrass - it sounds too good to be ...

In the largest field trial of its kind in the United States, researchers have determined that the giant perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus outperforms current biofuels sources -- by a lot. Using ...

This type of grass could produce two and a half times the amount of ethanol as compared to corn, according to a paper in Global Change Biology. A team of investigators have found that the giant ...

Standing on a hill not far from his farmhouse, John Caveny looks down at the grass growing around his feet and says he's looking at the future of Illinois agriculture. "The purpose of this farm is to ...

No matter how much you garden or farm or read or write about annuals and trees and vegetables, there are plants that simply slip by your radar. Miscanthus. Try pronouncing each syllable. It is grass, ...

An international research team has sequenced the full genome of an ornamental variety of miscanthus, a wild perennial grass emerging as a prime candidate for sustainable bioenergy crops. The genome ...

In March 2 years ago Miscanthus New Zealand Limited (MNZ) made a submission to the Waikato Regional Council in relation to its “Healthy Rivers Wai Ora: Plan Change 1 - Waikato and Waipa Rivers ...

Adam Brewer has turned to growing miscanthus to improve his soils and the environment, while also giving him a profitable low-input crop for his north Norfolk farm. The crop will fuel a nearby ...

In the largest field trial of its kind in the United States, researchers have determined that the giant perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus outperforms current biofuels sources – by a lot. Using ...

An international research team has sequenced the full genome of an ornamental variety of miscanthus, a wild perennial grass emerging as a prime candidate for sustainable bioenergy crops. The genome ...