In agroecosystems, nitrogen is one of the major nutrients limiting plant growth. To meet the
increased nitrogen demand in agriculture, synthetic fertilizers have been used extensively in …

Phytoremediation is a holistic approach and can be used in large scale to remediate the
contaminated land resources. Although the concept of phytoremediation is few decades old …

A plant's neighborhood context can alter its interactions with other organisms, but little is
known about how these dynamics occur belowground, especially with soil microbes …

Increasing the potential of soil to store carbon (C) is an acknowledged and emphasized
strategy for capturing atmospheric CO2. Well-recognized approaches for soil C accretion …

Biomass is the first-ever fuel used by humankind and is also the fuel which was the mainstay
of the global fuel economy till the middle of the 18th century. Then fossil fuels took over …

Terrestrial lignocellulosic biomass has the potential to be a carbon neutral and domestic
source of fuels and chemicals. However, the innate variability of biomass resources, such as …

Switchgrass is a leading dedicated bioenergy feedstock in the United States because it is a
native, high-yielding, perennial prairie grass with a broad cultivation range and low …

Crop residues are a potential source of renewable feedstocks for cellulosic ethanol
production because of their high cellulose content and easy availability. Indiscriminate …

Biofuels from crops are emerging as a Jekyll & Hyde–promoted by some as a means to
offset fossil fuel emissions, denigrated by others as lacking sustainability and taking land …

Perennial herbaceous plants such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) are being
evaluated as cellulosic bioenergy crops. Two major concerns have been the net energy …