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Origin, production and method of bioenergy production of the Saccharinae plants |
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Miscanthus |
Saccharum |
Sorghum |
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Center of diversity |
South to temperate east Asia |
South Asia |
Africa |
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Production |
Limited: Asia, Europe, USA |
Extensive: Brazil, India, China, others |
Extensive: USA, Africa, central America, south Asia |
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Ethanol production |
Cellulosic |
Sugar; cellulosic |
Starch (grain); sugar; cellulosic |
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Electricity production |
Biomass burning |
Biomass burning |
Biomass burning |
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de Siqueira Ferreira et al. Genome Biology 2013 14:210 doi:10.1186/gb-2013-14-6-210 |
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