Quantitative trait loci for cell wall composition traits measured using near-infrared spectroscopy in the model C4 perennial grass Panicum hallii

Abstract Background Biofuels derived from lignocellulosic plant material are an important component of current renewable energy strategies. Improvement efforts in biofuel feedstock crops have been primarily focused on increasing biomass yield with less consideration for tissue quality or composition...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth R. Milano, Courtney E. Payne, Ed Wolfrum, John Lovell, Jerry Jenkins, Jeremy Schmutz, Thomas E. Juenger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1033-z