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 …

It has been 20 years since Brachypodium distachyon was suggested as a model grass
species, but ongoing research now encompasses the entire genus. Extensive …

The native complexity of plant cell walls makes research on them challenging. Hence, it is
advantageous to have a diversity of tools that can be used to analyze and characterize plant …

Brachypodium distachyon (B rachypodium) has been proposed as a model for grasses, but
there is limited knowledge regarding its lignins and no data on lignin‐related mutants. The …

A key aspect of plant growth is the synthesis and deposition of cell walls. In specific tissues
and cell types including xylem and fibre, a thick secondary wall comprised of cellulose …

Background Lignin is a significant barrier in the conversion of plant biomass to bioethanol.
Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) and caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) …

The new model plant for temperate grasses, Brachypodium distachyon offers great potential
as a tool for functional genomics. We have established a sodium azide-induced mutant …

Abstract Background and Aims Species and hybrids of the genus Miscanthus contain
attributes that make them front-runners among current selections of dedicated bioenergy …

Miscanthus spp. are promising lignocellulosic energy crops, but cell wall recalcitrance to
deconstruction still hinders their widespread use as bioenergy and biomaterial feedstocks …

The small, annual grass Brachypodium distachyon (L.) Beauv., a close relative of wheat
(Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), is a powerful model system for …