As the world 's population is projected to reach 10 billion or more by 2100,
devastating fossil fuel shortages loom in the future unless more renewable
alternatives to energy are developed. Bioenergy, in the form of cellulosic
biomass, starch, sugar, and oils from crop plants, has emerged as one of the
cheaper, cleaner, and environmentally sustainable alternatives to traditional
forms of energy. Handbook of Bioenergy Crop Plants brings together the work of a
panel of global experts who survey the possibilities and challenges involved in
biofuel production in the twenty-first century.
Section One explores the genetic improvement of bioenergy crops, ecological
issues and biodiversity, feedstock logistics and