Biofuels Global Impact on Renewable Energy, Production Agriculture,
The biofuels area is one the most discussed research areas in biotechnology. This volume summarizes the current state of the art in the context of economic, agricultural productivity and sustainability as well as global perspectives. This volume is an exc
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Dwight Tomes Prakash Lakshmanan David Songstad ●
Editors
Biofuels Global Impact on Renewable Energy, Production Agriculture, and Technological Advancements
Editors Dwight Tomes Dupont Agriculture and Nutrition Crop Genetics Research and Development Pioneer, IA USA [email protected]
Prakash Lakshmanan BSES Limited, QLD Australia [email protected]
David Songstad Monsanto St. Louis, MO USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4419-7144-9 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-7145-6 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-7145-6 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant “A Message from the Editor-in-Chief, Dwight T. Tomes”
‘Biofuels: Global Impact on renewable energy, production agriculture, and technological advancements’ This comprehensive volume developed under the guidance of guest editors Prakash Lakshmanan and David Songstad features broad coverage of the topic of biofuels and its significance to the economy and to agriculture. These chapters were first published by In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology In Vitro Plant in 2009 and consists of 15 chapters from experts who are recognized both for their scientific accomplishments and global perspective in their assigned topics. The subject of biofuels is multi faceted and must be considered in the context of economic, agricultural productivity and sustainability as well as global perspectives. The first section is devoted to a combination of a historical perspective (David Songstad) and the current research of the DOE Bioenergy Science Center (Russ Miller). In the popular press, biofuels are portrayed as a competitor to food production and the reason for food price inflation. The primary factors for food price increases such as oil prices, emerging economies, weather and currency fluctuations are outlined in detail (Greg Phillips). Furthermore, the economics of biofuels (Andy Aden) lead to more realistic conclusions of the positive contribution of biofuels to agriculture and energy sustainability. The feed stocks for biofuels are varied depending on location and availability. These feedstocks can arise from multiple monocot species (Jose Gonzalez-H
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