Cellulose microfibrils play essential roles in the organization of plant cell walls, thereby
allowing a growth habit based on turgor. The fibrils are made by 30 nm diameter plasma …

Modern techniques of gene cloning have identified the CesA genes as encoding the
probable catalytic subunits of the plant CelS, the cellulose synthase enzyme complex …

The Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, Third Edition provides complete coverage of scientific
and technological principles for all major natural and synthetic fibers. Incorporating new …

Forward genetic screens have led to the isolation of several genes involved in secondary
cell wall formation. A variety of evidence, however, suggests that the list of genes identified …

Chilling injury has a negative impact on the quantity and quality of crops, especially
subtropical and tropical plants. The plant cell wall is not only the main source of biomass …

Understanding the molecular architecture of the plant cell wall is critical to reducing the
biomass recalcitrance problem, which currently impedes economic bioconversion …

Aims To outline the current state of knowledge and discuss the evolution of various
viewpoints put forth to explain the mechanism of cellulose biosynthesis.• Scope …

Several brittle culm mutations of rice (Oryza sativa) causing fragility of plant tissues have
been identified genetically but not characterized at a molecular level. We show here that the …

Annual cotton production exceeds 25 million metric tons and accounts for more than 40
percent of the textile fiber consumed worldwide. A key textile fiber for over 5000 years, this …

Populus is presented as a model system for the study of wood formation (xylogenesis). The
formation of wood (secondary xylem) is an ordered developmental process involving cell …