Catalyst COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY dean Douglas S. Clark clark@berkeley.edu
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An agave plant in the UC Berkeley botanical garden. Dozens of species grow in Mexico and the American Southwest. Agave has tremendous potential as an energy crop for California’s semiarid climate.
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