Researchers explore pennycress potential as biofuels feedstock

May 3, 2012 |

In Illinois, researchers at Western Illinois University are exploring the virtues of pennycress as a bioenergy feedstock and are already working with 62 varieties from far flung places such as Tibet and Germany. The crop could fit well in rotations by planting it right after corn is harvested with harvest coming the following May, just in time to plant soybeans.

 

Category: Research

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