Mendel reports promising results for Miscanthus energy crops

BrighterEnergy.org
Published: May 19, 2010
By James Cartledge

Biotech firm Mendel Biotechnology, Inc., has developed varieties of Miscanthus it says meets its commercial targets for dedicated biomass energy crops.

The company based in Hayward, California, said average two-year yields were most promising for its varieties of Miscanthus giganteus, a “sterile, non-invasive” species of perennial grass.

Its division Mendel BioEnergy Seeds is leading the work through field trials in the southeastern and midwestern US.

The results suggest the Miscanthus giganteus outperforms average yields for switchgrass varieties.

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