Biomass digestibility is predominantly affected by three factors of wall polymer features distinctive in wheat accessions and rice mutants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wheat and rice are important food crops with enormous biomass residues for biofuels. However, lignocellulosic recalcitrance becomes a crucial factor on biomass process. Plant cell walls greatly determine biomass recalcitrance, thus it is essential to identify their key factors on lignocellulose saccharification. Despite it has been reported about cell wall factors on biomass digestions, little is known in wheat and rice. In this study, we analyzed nine typical pairs of wheat and rice samples that exhibited distinct cell wall compositions, and identified three major factors of wall polymer features that affected biomass digestibility.

Results

Based on cell wall compositions, ten wheat accessions and three rice mutants were classified into three distinct groups each

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3878626 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature