Lignocellulosic feedstocks: research progress and challenges in optimizing biomass quality and yield.

The article presents genetic improvement and biomass quality of energy cultivars and dual-purpose food. It explores perennial growth habit which offers several environmental advantages as bioenergy crops, such as the requirement of lessened soil erosion and less fertilizer. It discusses the significance of perennial crops' ability to recycle nitrogen, lessening the need for energy intensive nitrogen (N) fertilizer.