Perennial grains are being developed by plant breeders and agronomists in an effort to produce human-edible protein, oil, and carbohydrate without the risks of soil erosion and water contamination that occur with current grain production practices.
History edit
Rationale edit
Trade off theory.[3]
Australia[4]
Iowa State Data[5]
Risks edit
Time requirement[6]
Disease[7]
Current research efforts edit
Perennial wheat [9]
Commercial products edit
Economics edit
References edit
- ^ Cox 2008
- ^ http://www.counterpunch.org/cox07122008.html Cox 2008
- ^ DeHaan LR, Van Tassel DL and Cox TS (2005) Perennial grain crops: A synthesis of ecology and plant breeding. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 20, 5-14.
- ^ Bell, Wade, and Ewing 2006
- ^ http://www.extension.iastate.edu/bioeconomy/biocon2/WP6-Arbuckle.doc
- ^ http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1993/v2-284.html Vogel and Moore 1993
- ^ Cox and Garrett 2005
- ^ Cox, Picone, and Jackson 2004
- ^ Cox and DeHaan 2005
- ^ Bell et al. 2008
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