U.S. researchers develop switchgrass strain with 33% higher yields than conventional switchgrass.

U.S. researchers develop switchgrass^? strain with 33% higher yields than conventional switchgrass.

In Tennessee, a research team at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Georgia Tech and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a strain of switchgrass that produces about 33 percent more ethanol than conventional switchgrass. The key – decreasing the presence of lignin by one-eighth – thereby reducing the strain’s resistance – or recalcitrance^? – to the fermentation process. READ MORE...