Biotechnology in trees: Towards improved paper pulping by lignin engineering

Euphytica

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 185-195

  Chen, Cuiying ^a   Baucher, Marie ^b   Holst Christensen, Jørgen ^a   Boerjan, Wout ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Forest tree; Genetic engineering; Lignin; Monolignol; Poplar; Pulp and paper

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; LIGNIN; PAPER; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP PROCESSING; PULPING; QUALITY CONTROL; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WOOD;

EID: 0035049668     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004176714883     Document Type: Conference Paper

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