HIGH BIOMASS MISCANTHUS VARIETIES

The present invention provides varieties of fertile Miscanthus that have greater water deficit tolerance, greater vigor, greater cold tolerance, later flowering, and/or higher biomass, i.e., greater biomass than a control Miscanthus plant, and methods for producing and using the said Miscanthus vari...

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Main Authors SACKS, ERIK J, GUTTERSON, NEAL I, JAKOB, KATRIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 31.10.2012
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM
PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
TRAPPING
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Summary:The present invention provides varieties of fertile Miscanthus that have greater water deficit tolerance, greater vigor, greater cold tolerance, later flowering, and/or higher biomass, i.e., greater biomass than a control Miscanthus plant, and methods for producing and using the said Miscanthus varieties. These varieties may be used to produce cellulosic biofuels, or to produce inbred or hybrid Miscanthus plants. Plant cells, seeds and other plant parts are also described.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20100843588