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Chilling and frost tolerance in Miscanthus and Saccharum genotypes bred for cool temperate climates.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jul 2014
Friesen Patrick C, Peixoto Murilo M, Busch Florian A, Johnson Daniel C, Sage Rowan F
Abstract excerpt
Miscanthus hybrids are leading candidates for bioenergy feedstocks in mid to high latitudes of North America and Eurasia, due to high productivity associated with the C4 photosynthetic pathway and their tolerance of cooler conditions. However, as C4 plants, they may lack tolerance of chilling conditions (0-10 °C) and frost, particularly when compared with candidate C3 crops at high latitudes. In higher latitudes,...
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