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A new variety of Chinese silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.): A promising source of cellulose-containing raw material

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The Far East population of Chinese silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.) was introduced in western Siberia. A variety with an altered root system structure and long shoots with leader buds was isolated. This variety rapidly colonizes soil-forming continuous and even cover without tussocks. The yield of dry biomass, containing about 40% high quality cellulose, is 10–15 t/ha/yr under common agricultural practices.

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  1. Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Lavrentyeva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    V. K. Shumny, S. G. Veprev, N. N. Nechiporenko, T. N. Goryachkovskaya, N. M. Slynko, N. A. Kolchanov & S. E. Peltek

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Original Russian Text © V.K. Shumny, S.G. Veprev, N.N. Nechiporenko, T.N. Goryachkovskaya, N.M. Slynko, N.A. Kolchanov, S.E. Peltek, 2010, published in Informatsionnyi Vestnik Vavilovskogo Obshchestva Genetikov i Selektsionerov, 2010, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 122–126.

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Shumny, V.K., Veprev, S.G., Nechiporenko, N.N. et al. A new variety of Chinese silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.): A promising source of cellulose-containing raw material. Russ J Genet Appl Res 1, 29–32 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079059711010084

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