blog posts Grant helps project realize “ultra-productive” biofuel crops May 10, 2016 1:30 pm by Claire BenjaminResearch Share on Facebook Tweet Email PETROSS sugarcane (right) is 20% more productive than normal sugarcane (left). PETROSS sugarcane is 17% taller with 43% more stems that are 18% thicker stems. Images The University of Illinois and the University of Florida have been awarded a third round of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to realize ultra-productive biofuel crops. Share on Facebook Tweet Email