Downregulation of maize cinnamoyl-coenzyme a reductase via RNA interference technology causes brown midrib and improves ammonia fiber expansion-pretreated conversion into fermentable sugars for biofuels

Crop Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2687-2701

  Park, Sang Hyuck ^a   Mei, Chuansheng ^b   Pauly, Markus ^c,e   Ong, Rebecca Garlock ^d   Dale, Bruce E ^d   Sabzikar, Robab ^a   Fotoh, Hussien ^a   Nguyen, Thang ^a   Sticklen, Mariam ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute for Advanced Learning and Research   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d Michigan State University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84873459058     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2012.04.0253     Document Type: Article

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