Biomass recalcitrance in barley, wheat and triticale straw: Correlation of biomass quality with classic agronomical traits.

The global production of cereal straw as an agricultural by-product presents a significant source of biomass, which could be used as feedstock for the production of second generation biofuels by fermentation. The production of sugars for fermentation is an important measure of straw quality and in i...

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Main Authors: Francisco J Ostos Garrido, Fernando Pistón, Leonardo D Gómez, Simon J McQueen-Mason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6221549?pdf=render