Abstract: Global economic development is highly dependent on fossil fuel supplies which are constrained not only by limited availability but also generate high levels of pollution. First generation ethanol comes from sugar crops such as sweet sorghum, sugarcane and corn. Conventional plant breeding methods are very useful to create substrate for second generation lignocellulosic bioenergy system. Improved brown midrib sorghum feedstock contains less lignin in their stems than the other sorghum types which results in increase in conversion efficiency. High biomass sorghum trait in bmr background can be achieved through introgression method. In present investigation brown midrib parent and their derivatives were compared for fresh and dry biomass yield. Brown midrib sorghum, is regarded as the most promising feedstock source for second generation ethanol production because of several advantages, high biomass yield, rapid growth, wide adaptability etc.
Title: Evaluation of Brown-Midrib Genotypes for Fresh and Dry Biomass Suitable for Bio fuel Production
Author: T.V Kotasthane, A.V Umakanth, P. Madhu, V. Bhat, J. V Patil
International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Technology
ISSN 2348-7593 (Online)
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