In the largest field trial of its kind in the United States, researchers have determined that the giant perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus outperforms current biofuels sources -- by a lot. Using ...

AMES, Iowa -- Switchgrass has been a buzzword in renewable fuels for awhile, but Iowa State University researchers say miscanthus may be the answer. Iowa State agronomist Emily Heaton describes ...

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, ...

Researchers have successfully demonstrated precision gene editing in miscanthus, a promising perennial crop for sustainable bioenergy production. Biologists edited the genomes of three miscanthus ...

German farmer Gerd Möhren tells Claire McCormack about his journey to growing miscanthus, after selling the last of his 250-300 head of cattle.

Standing on a hill not far from his farmhouse, John Caveny looks down at the grass growing around his feet and says he's looking at the future of Illinois agriculture. "The purpose of this farm is to ...

Miscanthus, a relative of sugar cane that looks like bamboo, could be the Midwest’s next energy crop. But in a region dominated by corn and soybeans, it has yet to fully catch on. The tall, stalky ...

The tall grasses that billow and bend in the wind between Melrose Avenue and the Finkbine Commuter parking lot on Iowa City’s west side not only are beautiful, but they help the University of Iowa ...

GREENE COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Farmers in Northeast Arkansas are making sure they eliminate one type of grass, but the attempts have led to their fair share of issues. Miscanthus was first brought to ...

This type of grass could produce two and a half times the amount of ethanol as compared to corn, according to a paper in Global Change Biology. A team of investigators have found that the giant ...

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 ...

Most annually harvested crops require a lot of activity to get them established, grown and harvested. They need cultivation of the soil, weed control, planting, fertiliser, harvesting, sometimes waste ...