Large-Scale Transcriptome Analysis of Two Sugarcane Genotypes Contrasting for Lignin Content.

Sugarcane is an important crop worldwide for sugar and first generation ethanol production. Recently, the residue of sugarcane mills, named bagasse, has been considered a promising lignocellulosic biomass to produce the second-generation ethanol. Lignin is a major factor limiting the use of bagasse...

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Main Authors: Renato Vicentini, Alexandra Bottcher, Michael Dos Santos Brito, Adriana Brombini Dos Santos, Silvana Creste, Marcos Guimarães de Andrade Landell, Igor Cesarino, Paulo Mazzafera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4524650?pdf=render