Biodiversity of Energy Crops: Empowering the Green Economy of India

India has a prosperous and a mottled heritage of biodiversity surrounding a wide range of habitats. Energy source like sorghum will play an important role in the future, especially concerned with biofuel production. Besides the crop plants which provide food and fibers, several thousands of wild plants having significant economic and cultural relevance, provide food, medicine, fuel, shelter and livelihood for people, thereby serving as a great asset for food and energy security of the country.

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Mr. Prasann Kumar is an Assistant Professor at Department of Agronomy, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Mr. Kumar has completed IARD courses from Cornell University, USA. He is the recipient of TWAS fellow.