First-of-a-Kind Tension Wood Study Broadens Biofuels Research
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 16:00
in Earth & Climate
Taking a cue from Mother Nature, researchers at DOE's BioEnergy Science Center have undertaken a first-of-its-kind study of a naturally occurring phenomenon in trees to spur the development of more efficient bioenergy crops. Tension wood, which forms naturally in hardwood trees in response to bending stress, is known to possess unique features that render it desirable as a bioenergy feedstock.