A Handbook of Bioenergy Crops

This book is done on a purpose to illustrate the different crops currently available and that could be grown as sources for food, medicine, industrial purposes and as a renewable raw material for energy. In olden days, all products used by Man were based on renewable resources. Because of the biotechnological, industrial revolution and rapid development in chemical industry during this century, most of the renewable products disappeared, or their market share was significantly reduced. Synthetic product mainly derived from non-renewable fossil fuels were cheaper, offered better material properties and more attractive to the consumer than natural products perceived as old-fashioned. Now renewable resources sources can afford a considerable market share in areas because of the development in the field of biotechnology, where they offered specific advantages.

1. Introduction
2. Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. Ex Mart. (Macauba Palm)
3. Arachis hypogaea Linn. (Peanut)
4. Avena sativa Linn. (Oats)
5. Bertholletia excelsa Humb. and Bonpl. (Brazil Nut)
6. Brassica alba Linn. (White Mustard)
7. Brassica napus Linn. (Rapeseed)
8. Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz (Gold-Of-Pleasure)
9. Carthamus tinctorius Linn. (Safflower)
10. Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. (Koch Pecan)
11. Caryocar brasiliense Cambess (Pequi)
12. Cocos nucifera Linn. (Coconut Palm)
13. Coffea arabica Linn. (Coffee)
14. Coriandrum sativum Linn. (Coriander)
15. Corylus avellana Linn. (Hazelnut)
16. Cucurbita foetidissima (Linn.) Kunth (Buffalo Gourd)
17. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. (Oil Palm)
18. Garcinia indica (Choicy Kokum)
19. Glycine max (Linn.) Merr (Soybean)
20. Guizotia abyssinica (L. F.) Cass (Niger)
21. Helianthus annuus Linn. (Sunflower)
22. Hibiscus cannabinus Linn. (Kenaf)
23. Juglans regia Linn. (English Walnut)
24. Lupinus albus Linn. (Lupine)
25. Macadamia integrifolia Maiden and Betche (Macadamia Nuts)
26. Mauritia flexuosa Linn. (Buriti Fruit)
27. Moringa oleifera Lam. (Ben Oil)
28. Olea europaea Linn. (Olive)
29. Orbignya martiana Barb. Rodr. (Babassu Palm)
30. Oryza sativa Linn. (Rice)
31. Papaver somniferum Linn. (Opium Poppy)
32. Persea americana P. Mill. (Avocado)
33. Platonia insignis Mart. (Bacuri)
34. Prunus armeniaca Linn. (Wild Apricot)
35. Schleichera trijuga Willd. (Kusum)
36. Sesamum indicum Linn. (Sesame)
37. Shorea robusta Gaertner F. (Sal)
38. Simarouba glauca Dc (Pradise-Tree)
39. Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid. (Jojoba)
40. Theobroma cacao Linn. (Cacao)
41. Zea mays Linn. (Corn)

1. Aleurites fordii Lour. (Tung Oil Tree)
2. Aleurites moluccana (Linn.) Willd. (Kukui Tree)
3. Anacardium occidentale Linn. (Cashew)
4. Azadirachta indica Adr. Juss (Neem)
5. Calendula officinalis Linn. (Pot Marigold)
6. Calophyllum inophyllum Linn. (Alexandrian Laurel)
7. Calotropis gigantea (Linn.) Ait. F. (Aark)
8. Cannabis sativa Linn. (Hemp)
9. Copaifera langsdorfii (Linn.) Desf. (Diesel Tree)
10. Crambe abyssinica (Linn) Hochst. Ex R. E. (Fries Crambe)
11. Euphorbia lathyris Linn. (Gopher Plant)
12. Euphorbia tirucalli Linn. (Petroleum Plant)
13. Gossypium hirsutum Linn. (Cotton)
14. Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. Ex Adr. Juss.) Muell. Arg. (Rubber Tree)
15. Jatropha curcas Linn. (Purging Nut)
16. Linum usitatissimum Linn. (Flax)
17. Madhuca latifolia (J. Konig) J. F. Macbr. (Mahua)
18. Pittosporum resiniferum Hemsl. (Petroleum Nut)
19. Pongamia pinnata (Linn.) (Pierre pongamia)
20. Ricinus communis Linn. (Castor Oil Plant)
21. Glossary
22. References