International Conference on Sorghum for Biofuel
July 4, 2008| |
The International Conference on Sorghum for Biofuel is to be held in Houston, Texas on August 19-22, 2008. The conference aims to further evaluate the potential of sorghum as a biofuel feedstock. Discussion topics will include current applications and research in crop genetics, genomics, breeding and transgenics in addition to conversion technology and economics. Additional details at http://www.ars.usda.gov/meetings/sorghum/Intl%20Bioenergy%20Flyer.pdf.
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