More than 70 years ago, the filamentous ascomycete Trichoderma reesei was isolated on
the Solomon Islands due to its ability to degrade and thrive on cellulose containing fabrics …

Bioeconomy is seen as a way to mitigate the carbon footprint of human activities by reducing
at least part of the fossil resources-based economy. In this new paradigm of sustainable …

The enzymatic conversion of plant biomass has been recently revolutionized by the
discovery of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) that carry out oxidative …

Pectin is a major component in many agricultural feedstocks. Despite the wide use in
industrial production of cellulases and hemicellulases, the fungus Trichoderma reesei lacks …

Sugar beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii is a serious biotic limiting factor in sugar
beet industry. In this study, 70 sugar beet accessions were screened against H. schachtii, of …

The objective of this study was to develop a method for the thermally-assisted acidic
hydrolysis of waste biomass from the sugar industry (sugar beet pulp and leaves) for …

Background Genetic diversity studies are important for the selection of parents with a greater
combination capacity that, when crossed, increase the chances of obtaining superior …

Molasses and sugar beet pulp, by-products in sugar industry, are produced in large amounts
annually which create disposal problems. High sugar content in sugar beet molasses …

In order to increase the yield of essential oils in hydrodistillation of bay laurel and sage, the
effect of pretreatment with ultrasound and enzymes (under different conditions of xylanase …

The hydrolysis of xylans, one of the main classes of carbohydrates that constitute
lignocellulosic biomass, requires the synergistic action of several enzymes. The …