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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 46, Issue 4, Pages 579-589Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9443-0
Keywords
Energy plants; Geographical distribution; Biomass production; Biotechnology; China; Bioenergy
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- National Basic Research Program of China (973) [2007CB108905]
- Kaidi [81618C1001]
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China is rich in energy plant resources. In this article, 64 plant species are identified as potential energy plants in China. The energy plant species include 38 oilseed crops, 5 starch-producing crops, 3 sugar-producing crops and 18 species for lignocellulosic biomass. The species were evaluated on the basis of their production capacity and their resistance to salt, drought, and/or low temperature stress. Ten plant species have high production and/or stress resistance and can be potentially developed as the candidate energy plants. Of these, four species could be the primary energy plants in China: Barbados nut (Jatropha curcas L.), Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.), sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.). We discuss the use of biotechnological techniques such as genome sequencing, molecular markers, and genetic transformation to improve energy plants. These techniques are being used to develop new cultivars and to analyze and manipulate genetic variation to improve attributes of energy plants in China.
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