1st Edition

Compendium of Bioenergy Plants Corn

Edited By Stephen L. Goldman, Chittaranjan Kole Copyright 2014
398 Pages 8 Color & 23 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

398 Pages
by CRC Press

This book evaluates maize as a bioenergy fuel source from two perspectives. It explores whether the input energy needed to generate fuel significantly exceeded by the energy harvested. In examining this issue, the chapters provide assessments of the social, economic, and political impact on fuel pricing, food costs, and the environmental challenge with corn biomass the engine of change. It then... Read more

Preface to the Series
Dedication by Series Editor
Preface
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations

Basic Information on Maize Barry D. Solomon, James Birchler, Stephen L. Goldman and Qiong Zhang
Basic Biological Research Relevant to Feedstock Conversion
Roman Brunecky, Bryon S. Donohoe, Michael J. Selig, Hui Wei, Michael Resch and Michael E. Himmel
Special Requirements: Agricultural and Industrial Infrastructure
Luis E. Rincón, Carlos A. Cardona and Carlos E. Orrego
Bioenergy-Related Traits and Model Systems
Hugh Young, George Chuck and Ludmila Tyler
Molecular Genetics of Bioenergy Traits
Michael G. Muszynski and Marna D. Yandeau-Nelson
Molecular Breeding for Bioenergy Traits
Brandon Jeffrey and Thomas Lübberstedt
Genomics Resources
Eugenia Barros and E. Jane Morris
Genome Sequencing: Past and Present
W. Brad Barbazuk and Wenbin Mei
Concerns of and Compliance to Using Corn as a Bioenergy Crop
Siwa Msangi and Rodomiro Ortiz
Legal and Regulatory Issues in the US Jay P. Kesan and Timothy A. Slating
Social Issues: Biofuel Use of Corn and other Foods are Causing Malnutrition in the World
David Pimentel and Michael N. Burgess
Maize, Ethanol and US Policies: A Volatile Mixture
Lehman B. Fletcher
Future Prospects for Corn as a Biofuel Crop
Kenneth J. Moore, Douglas L. Karlen and Kendall R. Lamkey
Index
Color Plate Section

Biography

Stephen L. Goldman, Chittaranjan Kole