Bioenergy will be one component of a suite of alternatives to fossil fuels. Effective
conversion of biomass to energy will require the careful pairing of advanced conversion …

Biomass is a prime target for genetic engineering in forestry because increased biomass
yield will benefit most downstream applications such as timber, fiber, pulp, paper, and …

Wood is a renewable resource that can be employed for the production of second
generation biofuels by enzymatic saccharification and subsequent fermentation. Knowledge …

Background Plant biomass is a potentially important renewable source of energy and
industrial products. The natural recalcitrance of the cell walls to enzymatic degradation …

Higher plants synthesize cellulose using membrane-bound, six-lobed cellulose synthase
complexes, each lobe containing trimeric cellulose synthases (CESAs). Although molecular …

Cell walls play key roles during plant development. Following their deposition into the cell
wall, polysaccharides are continually remodeled according to the growth stage and stress …

Lignocellulosic biomass is an important feedstock for the pulp and paper industry as well as
emerging biofuel and biomaterial industries. However, the recalcitrance of the secondary …

The precise role of KNAT7 transcription factors (TFs) in regulating secondary cell wall (SCW)
biosynthesis in poplars has remained unknown, while our understanding of KNAT7 …

The second-generation biofuels utilizing the cellulose from non-food lignocellulosic biomass
feedstocks are renewable, environmentally friendly, not in competition with food and have …

Breeding has transformed wild plant species into modern crops, increasing the allocation of
their photosynthetic assimilate into grain, fiber, and other products for human use. Despite …