Cell Wall Diversity in Forage Maize: Genetic Complexity and Bioenergy Potential

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 187-202

  Torres, Andres F ^a   Noordam Boot, Cornelie M M ^b   Dolstra, Oene ^a   van der Weijde, Tim ^a   Combes, Eliette ^b   Dufour, Philippe ^b   Vlaswinkel, Louis ^b   Visser, Richard G F ^a   Trindade, Luisa M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Wageningen University ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cell wall composition; Maize; Pretreatment; QTL; Saccharification

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; GENES; SACCHARIFICATION;

BIOENERGY POTENTIAL; CELL WALL COMPOSITION; ENZYMATIC SACCHARIFICATION; GENETIC ARCHITECTURE; MAIZE; MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION; PRE-TREATMENT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 84923702295     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-014-9507-8     Document Type: Article

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