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Purdue receives bioenergy research funding

Researchers at Purdue University are receiving a $3.8 million federal grant to study the potential of grasses as a bioenergy crop.  The funds are part of a larger $25 million USDA grant to Iowa State University to create production systems to give growers information on how to maximize bioenergy grass growth on marginal farmland.  Sylvie Brouder, Purdue agronomy professor said researches will work to create models so farmers can predict how grass crops could grow on their land.

Demonstration gardens will be developed to help communicate the study’s findings to communities across Indiana.