Agricultural Research Service: Mustard Family Member Seen as Biofuel Source
August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news on Aug. 13:
Lesquerella (a.k.a. Fendler's bladderpod and Yellow Top) is a member of the mustard family that's native to the U.S. Southwest. But Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are now eyeing it as a home-grown source of butanol.
Butanol is a cleaner-burning alternative to gasoline that was produced worldwide until after World War II, when ma . . .
Lesquerella (a.k.a. Fendler's bladderpod and Yellow Top) is a member of the mustard family that's native to the U.S. Southwest. But Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are now eyeing it as a home-grown source of butanol.
Butanol is a cleaner-burning alternative to gasoline that was produced worldwide until after World War II, when ma . . .