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Miscanthus

Caption: The above photo displays the huge biomass production in the perennial grass energy crop, Miscanthus. Miscanthus grows approximately 12 feet in height. Somerville noted that advances in plant cell wall research will help make it possible to convert biomass from Miscanthus, switchgrass and other energy crops into low-cost cellulosic ethanol.

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