The 2007 Energy Independence Security Act mandates the production of 16 billion gallons per year of cellulosic biofuel by 2022. These biofuels will be required to have life cycle assessment (LCA) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 60% below gasoline. Switchgrass is one potential feedstock for the production of cellulosic ethanol in Kansas. Emissions of the GHG nitrous oxide (N2O) from soils treated...

background: lemon verbena (lippia citriodora h.b.k.) is an aromatic and medicinal plant of family verbenaceae, which cultivated in the north region of iran. objective: this comparative study was carried out on essential oil content and composition of lippia citriodora h.b.k. from micro-propagated and rooted apical stem cutting plantlets. methods: the micro-propagated plantlets were obtained by ...

587 Abstract: The severity of brown stem rot (BSR) on soybean (Glycine max) is influenced by environment, genotype of the pathogen, and genetic resistance to BSR. BSR is caused by two genotypes of Phialophora gregata: genotype A causes pith browning and leaf necrosis, and genotype B typically causes only pith browning. The distribution of the genotypes and their interactions with resistant and ...

Dragon fruit (Hylocereus sp.) is a plant introduced from America and started to be cultivated in several areas Indonesia. The high consumer demand one reason increase dragon production. However, during the growth period, stems are at risk for disease. This study aims describe stem morphology of plants that attacked by disease determine effect vegetable pesticides Lemongrass Wangi (Cymbopogon na...