Texas researchers look at switchgrass, mesquite and redberry juniper biofuels

In Texas, one team at Texas AgriLife Research is investigating the use of up to 60 million acres of (otherwise useless) mesquite and redberry juniper from southern Great Plains states into bio-based precursor gases.

A second team has landed a $500,000 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative grant to investigate the impact of a change from cotton agriculture to switchgrass or sorghum would impact soil carbon and water balances, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.