Industrial Crops Breeding for BioEnergy and Bioproducts

Industrial Crops is the ninth book of the Handbook of Plant Breeding series. This volume focuses on the emerging areas of plant breeding for sustainable production of transportation fuels and biobased products using the current advances in the field.

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Von Mark V. Cruz David A. Dierig Editors

Industrial Crops

Breeding for BioEnergy and Bioproducts

Industrial Crops - Breeding for BioEnergy and Bioproducts

HANDBOOK OF PLANT BREEDING

Editors-in-Chief: JAIME PROHENS, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain FERNANDO NUEZ, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain MARCELO J. CARENA, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/7290

Von Mark V. Cruz • David A. Dierig Editors

Industrial Crops Breeding for BioEnergy and Bioproducts

Editors Von Mark V. Cruz USDA-ARS Fort Collins Colorado USA

David A. Dierig USDA-ARS Fort Collins Colorado USA

ISBN 978-1-4939-1446-3 ISBN 978-1-4939-1447-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-1447-0 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014954100 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Foreword

The last decade of plant breeding truly has been transformational in creating a unified global effort in several key areas, with bio-energy close to the top of that list. Finding alternative energy sources has become a priority for economies facing urgent energy policy decisions. These chapters are v

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