Includes bibliographical references and index.

Conventional and molecular breeding for improvement of biofuel crops: past, present, and future / Anjanabha Bhattacharya and Joseph E. Knoll --
Genomics for bioenergy production / Robert J. Henry --
Genetic engineering for bioenergy crops / Puthiyaparambil Josekutty [and others] --
In Planta production of cell wall degrading enzymes / Karen A. McDonald --
From plant cell walls to biofuels-Arabidopsis thaliana model / Sivakumar Pattathil [and others] --
Ecologically sustainable bioenergy cropping systems: species selection and habitat considerations / Christopher R. Webster [and others] --
Biomass harvest and logistics / Tom L. Richard [and others] --
Chemical engineering for bioenergy plants: concepts and strategies / David R. Shonnard [and others] --
International fuel quality / Georgios Sarantakos --Biofuel use from bioenergy crops: internal combustion engines in transportation / Jaclyn E. Johnson [and others] --
Life-cycled energy and greenhouse gas impacts of biofuels and biomass electricity / Alphonse Anderson and Gregory Keoleian --
Public policies, economics, public perceptions, and the future of bioenergy crops / Barry D. Solomon and Nicholas H. Johnson --
Cassava / Satya S. Narina and Damaris Odeny --
Jatropha / Hifjur Raheman --
Forest trees / Donald L. Rockwood [and others] --
Maize / Shoba Sivasankar [and others] --
Oil Palm / Yuen May Choo, Chee- Liang Yung, and Ah-Ngan Ma --
Oilseed brassicas / Muhammad Tahir, Carla D. Zelmer, and Peter B.E. Mcvetty --
Sorghum / Ismail Dweikat --
Soybean / Babu Valliyodan [and others] --
Switchgrass / Michael D. Casler, Robert B. Mitchell, and Kenneth P. Vogel --
Brachypodium / Jennifer N. Bragg, Ludmila Tyler, and John P. Vogel --
Diesel trees / Blake Lee Joyce [and others] --
Minor seed oils / Sukumar Puhan [and others] --
Lower plants / Michael A. Borowitzka --
Paulownia / Nirmal Joshee --
Shrub willow / Lawrence B. Smart and Kimberly D. Cameron --
Sugarbeet / Pawan Kumar, Anjanabha Bhattacharya, and Rippy Singh --
Sunflower / Sanjeev K. Sharma, Krishan L. Kalra, and Gurvinder S. Kocher --
Sweetpotato / Karine Zinkeng Nyiawung [and others] --
Organic farm waste and municipal sludge / Milenko Ros and Gregor D. Zupancic --
Vegetable oils / Gerhard Knothe.