High C3 photosynthetic capacity and high intrinsic water use efficiency underlies the high productivity of the bioenergy grass Arundo donax

Arundo donax has attracted interest as a potential bioenergy crop due to a high apparent productivity. It uses C3 photosynthesis yet appears competitive with C4 grass biomass feedstock’s and grows in warm conditions where C4 species might be expected to be that productive. Despite this there has bee...

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Main Authors: Webster, Richard J., Driever, Steven M., Kromdijk, Johannes, McGrath, Justin, Leakey, Andrew D. B., Siebke, Katharina, Demetriades-Shah, Tanvir, Bonnage, Steve, Peloe, Tony, Lawson, Tracy, Long, Stephen P.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748246/