A new carbohydrate retaining variety of Miscanthus increases biogas methane yields compared to M x giganteus and narrows the yield advantage of maize

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work was supported by the EPSRC “Vaccinating The Nexus” research grant (EPSRC EP/N005961/1), the BEACON Biorefining Centre of Excellence, funded by the European Regional Development Fund through Welsh Government, the BBSRC Energy Grasses & Biorefining Institute Strategic Programme (BBS/E/W/10963A01) at IBERS and Terravesta©. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD