ch. 1. Conventional and molecular breeding for improvement of biofuel crops : past, present, and future / Anjanabha Bhattacharya and Joseph E. Knoll -- ch. 2. Genomics for bioenergy production / Robert J. Henry -- ch. 3. Genetic engineering for bioenergy crops / Puthiyaparambil Josekutty ... [et al.] -- ch. 4. In Planta production of cell wall degrading enzymes / Karen A. McDonald -- ch. 5. From plant cell walls to biofuels : Arabidopsis thaliana model / Sivakumar Pattathil ... [et al.] -- ch. 6. Ecologically sustainable bioenergy cropping systems : species selection and habitat considerations / Christopher R. Webster ... [et al.] -- ch. 7. Biomass harvest and logistics / Tom L. Richard ... [et al.] -- ch. 8. Chemical engineering for bioenergy plants : concepts and strategies / David R. Shonnard ... [et al.] -- ch. 9. International fuel quality / Georgios Sarantakos -- ch. 10. Biofuel use from bioenergy crops : internal combustion engines in transportation / Jaclyn E. Johnson ... [et al.] -- ch. 11. Life-cycle energy and greenhouse gas impacts of biofuels and biomass electricity / Alphonse Anderson and Gregory Keoleian -- ch. 12. Public policies, economics, public perceptions , and the future of bioenergy crops / Barry D. Solomon and Nicholas H. Johnson -- ch. 13. Cassava / Satya S. Narina and Damaris Odeny -- ch. 14. Jatropha / Hifjur Raheman -- ch. 15. Forest trees / Donald L. Rockwood ... [et al.] -- ch. 16. Maize / Shoba Sivasankar ... [et al.] -- ch. 17. Oil palm / Yuen May Choo, Chee-Liang Yung, and Ah-Ngan Ma -- ch. 18. Oilseed brassicas / Muhammad Tahir, Carla D. Zelmer, and Peter B.E. McVetty -- ch. 19. Sorghum / Ismail Dweikat -- ch. 20. Soybean / Babu Valliyodan ... [et al.] -- ch. 21. Sugarcane / Heitor Cantarella ... [et al.] -- ch. 22. Switchgrass / Michael D. Casler, Robert B. Mitchell, and Kenneth P. Vogel -- ch. 23. Brachypodium / Jennifer N. Bragg, Ludmila Tyler, and John P. Vogel -- ch. 24. Diesel trees / Blake Lee Joyce ... [et al.] -- ch. 25. Minor seed oils / Sukumar Puhan ... [et al.] -- ch. 26. Lower plants / Michael A. Borowitzka -- ch. 27. Paulownia / Nirmal Joshee -- ch. 28. Shrub willow / Lawrence B. Smart and Kimberly D. Cameron -- ch. 29. Sugarbeet / Pawan Kumar, Anjanabha Bhattacharya, and Rippy Singh -- ch. 30. Sunflower / Sanjeev K. Sharma, Krishan L. Kalra, and Gurvinder S. Kocher -- ch. 31. Sweetpotato / Karine Zinkeng Nyiawung ... [et al.] -- ch. 32. Organic farm waste and municipal sludge / Milenko Ro? and Gregor D. Zupan?i? -- ch. 33. Vegetable oils / Gerhard Knothe.