Silencing of a BAHD acyltransferase in sugarcane increases biomass digestibility

Silencing of a BAHD acyltransferase in sugarcane increases biomass digestibility

Abstract Background Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) covers vast areas of land (around 25 million ha worldwide), and its processing is already linked into infrastructure for producing bioethanol in many countries. This makes it an ideal candidate for improving composition of its residues (mostly cell wall...

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Main Authors: Wagner Rodrigo de Souza, Thályta Fraga Pacheco, Karoline Estefani Duarte, Bruno Leite Sampaio, Patrícia Abrão de Oliveira Molinari, Polyana Kelly Martins, Thaís Ribeiro Santiago, Eduardo Fernandes Formighieri, Felipe Vinecky, Ana Paula Ribeiro, Bárbara Andrade Dias Brito da Cunha, Adilson Kenji Kobayashi, Rowan Andrew Craig Mitchell, Dasciana de Sousa Rodrigues Gambetta, Hugo Bruno Correa Molinari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Subjects:
Sugarcane
Cell-wall acylation
Biomass
Lignocellulosic feedstock
Biofuels
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-019-1450-7

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