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18650120

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-4
pubmed:abstractText
The highly photosynthetic-efficient C4 grasses, such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), Miscanthus (Miscanthusxgiganteus), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and maize (Zea mays), are expected to provide abundant and sustainable resources of lignocellulosic biomass for the production of biofuels. A deeper understanding of the synthesis, deposition and hydrolysis of the distinctive cell walls of grasses is crucial to gain genetic control of traits that contribute to biomass yield and quality. With a century of genetic investigations and breeding success, recently completed genome sequences, well-characterized cell wall compositions, and a close evolutionary relationship with future bioenergy perennial grasses, we propose that maize and sorghum are key model systems for gene discovery relating to biomass yield and quality in the bioenergy grasses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1360-1385
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
415-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Maize and sorghum: genetic resources for bioenergy grasses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054, USA. carpita@purdue.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.