Eucalyptus Forest in Brazil (IMAGE) DOE/Joint Genome Institute Caption This is an aerial shot of a eucalyptus forest in Brazil. For the US Department of Energy, the energy-rich cellulosic biomass of eucalyptus trees makes them one of the principal candidate biomass energy crops. Genome sequencing is an essential diagnostic tool for understanding the basis of its superior growth properties, attributes that can be propagated to other candidate biofuel feedstock species. Credit Image courtesy of Fibria. Photo by Capão Bonito Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.