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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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A rapidly growing, widely adaptable crop, sweet sorghum accumulates in the stem high concentrations of sucrose that can be efficiently converted to ethanol, making this a valuable candidate bioenergy feedstock. Stephen Kresovich, University of South Carolina, Colombia. Mockler, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St.