Sweet sorghum and Miscanthus: Two potential dedicated bioenergy crops in China

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Hu, Shi-Wei Wu, Lei-Ming Persson, Staffan Peng, Liangcai Feng, Shengqiu
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Abstract Among the potential non-food energy crops, the sugar-rich C4 grass sweet sorghum and the biomass-rich Miscanthus are increasingly considered as two leading candidates. Here, we outline the biological traits of these energy crops for large-scale production in China. We also review recent progress on understanding of plant cell wall composition and wall polymer features of both plant species from large populations that affect both biomass enzymatic digestibility and ethanol conversion rates under various pretreatment conditions. We finally propose genetic approaches to enhance biomass production, enzymatic digestibility and sugar-ethanol conversion efficiency of the energy crops.
Starting Page	1236
Ending Page	1243
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61181-9
Volume Number	16
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://bbrc.hzau.edu.cn/upload/file/HuShiwei-2015.12.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://bbrc.hzau.edu.cn/upload/file/hsw-JIA-20180109.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119%2815%2961181-9
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article