Industrial Crops

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Sweet Sorghum: Breeding and Bioproducts

   • P. Srinivasa Rao, C. Ganesh Kumar, R. S. Prakasham, A. Uma Rao, Belum V. S. Reddy

   Pages 1-28

3. Breeding of Sugarcane

   • Lizz Kezzy de Morais, Marcelo Sfeir de Aguiar, Paulo de Albuquerque e Silva, Tassiano Maxuell Marinho Câmara, Danilo Eduardo Cursi, Antônio Ribeiro Fernandes Júnior et al.

   Pages 29-42

4. Miscanthus

   • Toshihiko Yamada

   Pages 43-66

5. Breeding Willow for Short Rotation Coppice Energy Cropping

   • Ian Shield, William Macalpine, Steve Hanley, Angela Karp

   Pages 67-80

6. Sugar Beet, Energy Beet, and Industrial Beet

   • J. Mitchell McGrath, Belinda J. Townsend

   Pages 81-99

7. Native Grasses for Biomass Production at High Elevations

   • Calvin H. Pearson, Steven R. Larson, Catherine M. H. Keske, Kevin B. Jensen

   Pages 101-132

8. Canola, Rapeseed, and Mustard: For Biofuels and Bioproducts

   • Peter B. E. McVetty, Robert W. Duncan

   Pages 133-156

9. Camelina sativa: For Biofuels and Bioproducts

   • Freeborn G. Jewett

   Pages 157-170

10. Maize Starch for Industrial Applications

    • Brad M. Ostrander

    Pages 171-189

11. Cotton Breeding for Fiber Quality Improvement

    • Greg Constable, Danny Llewellyn, Sally Ann Walford, Jenny D. Clement

    Pages 191-232

12. Flax and Linseed

    • Martin Pavelek, Eva Tejklová, Marie Bjelková

    Pages 233-263

13. Abaca (Musa textilis Nee) Breeding in the Philippines

    • Antonio G. Lalusin, Maria Lea H. Villavicencio

    Pages 265-289

14. Cuphea Production and Management

    • Marisol T. Berti, Russ W. Gesch

    Pages 291-313

15. Germplasm Improvement to Develop Commercially Viable Lines of the New Oilseed Crop Lesquerella

    • Von Mark V. Cruz, David A. Dierig

    Pages 315-334

16. Sisal/Agave

    • Sarah C. Davis, Stephen P. Long

    Pages 335-349

17. 100 Years of Breeding Guayule

    • Terry A. Coffelt, Dennis T. Ray, David A. Dierig

    Pages 351-367

18. Algae Crops: Coproduction of Algae Biofuels

    • Gal Hochman, Michael C. Trachtenberg, David Zilberman

    Pages 369-380

19. International Policies on Bioenergy and Biofuels

    • Miroslava Rajcaniova, Pavel Ciaian, Dusan Drabik

    Pages 381-406

20. Partnerships, Future, and Emerging Technologies

    • Thomas D. Foust

    Pages 407-427

The volume on Industrial Crop Breeding will be part of the series, Handbook of Plant Breeding. This volume will focus on the emerging area of plant breeding for sustainable production of transportation fuels and bio based products using the current advances in the field. The book is scheduled to consist of a total number of 30 chapters divided into four sections. The sections will emphasize crops being considered for different challenge areas including oil crops for biodiesel; sugar, starch and cellulosic crops for biofuel; crops for bio products and issues and future prospects. A chapter introducing the first three sections will also be included. Outstanding scientists for each crop species are proposed as senior authors, who may invite co-authors to contribute part of a chapter to provide additional expertise or perspective. The proposed authors will represent various national and international institutions to get a more diverse view on the topic and somehow get a global view on the common issues that researchers on industrial crops are facing. The book will comprise primarily of specific issues, available germplasm, breeding techniques, and potential geographical areas of production pertaining to individual crops being considered for industrial uses. We hope to encourage the proposed authors of new crops to provide an estimate of the crop readiness for commercial development and discuss the limitations. This book will be will be of interest and envisioned to serve as an updated reference to researchers in both academic and industrial setting, to students and teachers of plant breeding and to policy makers who are looking for alternative solutions to dependency on imported petroleum products.

• BioEnergy
• Industrial Crops
• Plant Breeding

“This volume … reviews the current status of breeding efforts for numerous industrial crops, nearly 20 in all, with potential for production either on a large scale or within a narrower climatic niche. … These thorough, extensively referenced reviews serve as an excellent introduction to this diverse group of crops. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (R. M. Warner, Choice, Vol. 52 (11), July, 2015)

• USDA-ARS, Boston College Carroll School of Management, Fort Collins, USA

  Von Mark V. Cruz, David A. Dierig

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