Biofuel and energy crops: high-yield Saccharinae take center stage in the post-genomics era

Genome Biol. 2013 Jun 27;14(6):210. doi: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-6-210.

Abstract

The Saccharinae, especially sugarcane, Miscanthus and sorghum, present remarkable characteristics for bioenergy production. Biotechnology of these plants will be important for a sustainable feedstock supply. Herein, we review knowledge useful for their improvement and synergies gained by their parallel study.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biofuels*
  • Biomass
  • Crops, Agricultural / genetics*
  • Crops, Agricultural / growth & development
  • Crops, Agricultural / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
  • Genomics
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways
  • Photosynthesis / genetics
  • Saccharum / genetics*
  • Saccharum / growth & development
  • Saccharum / metabolism
  • Sorghum / genetics*
  • Sorghum / growth & development
  • Sorghum / metabolism
  • Transcriptome

Substances

  • Biofuels