Two reports were released this year on the genome of Miscanthus grasses, which are used in gardens, burned for energy and converted into liquid fuels.

Welsh and American researchers have completed the first, most comprehensive high-resolution genetic map of the energy crop miscanthus. The researchers collaborated to create this image and published the results in the current edition of the online journal PLoS One.

HAYWARD, Calif., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

A team of University of Georgia researchers report that they have mapped the genomes of two originator cells of a type of perennial grass said to be a natural candidate for biomass farming -- work that reportedly could lead to improved ethanol and/or bioenergy crops.

Concerns about the worldwide energy supply and national, environmental and economic security have resulted in a search for alternative energy sources.