The European Physical Journal PlusFebruary 2017, 132:83 | Cite asPlants for food, energy and sustainabilityAuthorsAuthors and affiliationsGianluca AlimontiS. JohanssonL. MarianiEditorialFirst Online: 16 February 2017Received: 21 December 2016Accepted: 05 January 2017 1 Shares 152 Downloads Part of the following topical collections:Focus Point on Plants for food, energy and sustainability Download to read the full article textCopyright information© Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017Authors and AffiliationsGianluca Alimonti12S. Johansson3L. Mariani41.INFNMilanItaly2.Università degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly3.Department of Energy and TechnologySwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsalaSweden4.Lombardy Museum of Agricultural HistoryUniversità degli Studi di Milano - DisaaMilanItaly