Arabidopsis in a growing chamber at the Bond Life Sciences Center. A team of University of Missouri researchers has discovered a way to genetically modify a plant’s genes to produce more oil for ...

JEFFERSON — A farm just outside of town on Densmore Road has a rather unusual crop for the area. There are 80 acres of poplar hybrids — more than 115,000 trees that can thrive in marginal soils and ...

Kakamega,Kenya:An unknown disease has foiled efforts to introduce a new tree species in Kakamega County. The Jatropha tree, known to contain biofuel in its fruit is being attacked by an unknown ...

Sheila and Martin Kamai are small-scale farmers in Nyeri County who sell nuts from the croton tree (locally known as mukinduri), and their only regret is that they did not stumble across their venture ...

Plants making ethanol, biodiesel and other biofuels, including some in Michigan, are major emitters of toxic air pollution despite their image as purveyors of a green alternative to gasoline and ...

Pending changes and uncertainty at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are significantly impacting the biofuels industry, particularly biodiesel, due to fluctuating waiver policies and renewable ...

U.S. oil and biofuel groups have formed an alliance to address the uncertainty surrounding the nation’s biofuels policy, particularly regarding waivers and quotas. President Trump has tasked oil and ...