ABSTRACT
An integrated biorefinery is an approach that optimizes the use of biomass for the production of biofuels, bioenergy and biomaterials for both short-and long-term sustainability. The advances in plant science will certainly be influenced by societal policies, land-use practices, accelerated plant domestication programmes, and research funding to develop this vision. These advances in plant sciences will need to be captured in subsequent biorefinery operations. The power of the biorefinery concept is supported by economies of scale and by efficient use of all incoming bioresources. The final component of the integrated biorefinery will become available, and the resulting residue products from the biorefinery will become a valuable resource for biopower, biofuels and biomaterial generation. Interrelated plant traits such as higher yield, altered stature, resilience to biotic and abiotic challenge, and biomass composition will increase industrial crop value in terms of biofuels and biomaterials.
