Concerns about the worldwide energy supply and national, environmental and economic security have resulted in a search for alternative energy sources. A new University of Illinois study shows ...

Giant miscanthus can cope with extreme weather — and is very versatile. The high-yield grass (miscanthus x giganteus) can be ...

Researchers report that several herbicides used on corn also have good selectivity to Miscanthus x giganteus (Giant Miscanthus), a potential bioenergy feedstock. University of Illinois research ...

Miscanthus, a potential bioufuel crop, uses more water than corn or soybeans but is better for water quality, reported scientists from the University of Illinois. This picture of Miscanthus’ pros and ...

In the minds of many, Miscanthus x giganteus is the forerunner in the race of viable feedstock options for lignocellulosic bioenergy production. But researchers believe "putting all their eggs in one ...

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No matter how much you garden or farm or read or write about annuals and trees and vegetables, there are plants that simply slip by your radar. Miscanthus. Try pronouncing each syllable. It is grass, ...

When you look across a field of miscanthus, it’s “hypnotically beautiful,” says Emily Heaton, whose family farm has for two decades grown the first commercial field of this grass in Illinois. Dense, ...