The ever-increasing global demand for energy and materials has a pronounced effect on
worldwide economic stability, diplomacy, and technical advancement. In response, a recent …

Lignocellulosic biomass has been proposed as an option for reducing global dependence
on nonrenewable energy sources, such as oil. Selection and development of biomass …

The conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks to fermentable sugar for biofuel production is
inefficient, and most strategies to enhance efficiency directly target lignin biosynthesis, with …

Anthocyanins biosynthesized from the flavonoid pathway are types of pigments that are
involved in the protection of poplar from biotic and abiotic stresses. Previous researchers …

We compared the amount of lignin as determined by the three most traditional methods for
lignin measurement in three tissues (sugarcane bagasse, soybean roots and soybean seed …

Selenium (Se) can reduce cadmium (Cd) uptake/translocation via regulating pectins,
hemicelluloses and lignins of plant root cell walls, but the detailed molecular mechanisms …

Forages serve an important role in providing nutrients to ruminants while providing positive
benefits to the environment. Forage cell wall digestibility is incomplete because of several …

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has been developed into a dedicated herbaceous
bioenergy crop. Biomass yield is a major target trait for genetic improvement of switchgrass …

Angiosperms represent most of the terrestrial plants and are the primary research focus for
the conversion of biomass to liquid fuels and coproducts. Lignin limits our access to fibers …

Lignin is one of the main factors determining recalcitrance to enzymatic processing of
lignocellulosic biomass. Poplars (Populus tremula x Populus alba) down-regulated for …