Molecular breeding of switchgrass for use as a biofuel crop
Molecular breeding of switchgrass for use as a biofuel crop
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DOI：
10.1016/j.gde.2007.08.012
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发表时间：
2007-12-01
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4
通讯作者：
Bouton, Joseph H.
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作者：
Bouton, Joseph H.
柳枝草(Panicum virgatum L.)预计将成为美国主要的草本生物燃料作物之一。这一地位是几年研究的结果；很大程度上是由美国能源部(DOE)赞助的。记录柳枝草分类、遗传学、育种、管理、生理学和用途的基本方面的文献现已面世，并形成了建立和管理作物以及努力开发改良品种的协议的基础。未来的改进将包括生产高产杂交种，以及使用基因组和转基因生物技术来提高生产率和化学成分。通过减少木质素含量来减少生物转化的阻力是这一领域未来研究的一个例子。
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is projected to become one of the main herbaceous, biofuel crops in United States. This status was the result of several years of research; much it sponsored by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Literature documenting fundamental aspects of switchgrass taxonomy, genetics, breeding, management, physiology, and use is now available and form the basis for protocols to establish and manage the crop, as well as efforts to develop improved cultivars. Future improvement will include production of high yielding hybrids and the use of genomic and transgenic biotechnologies to enhance both productivity and chemical composition. Reducing bioconversion recalcitrance via reduction of lignin content is an example of projected future research in this area.