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Genetic Determinants of Biomass in C(4) Crops: Molecular and Agronomic Approaches to Increase Biomass for Biofuels
Bio-based fuels have become popular being efficient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels. Among plant sources exploited as feedstocks, C(4) grasses, such as sugarcane, maize, sorghum, and miscanthus, are highly resourceful in converting solar energy into chemical energy. Fo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9260593/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35812976 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.839588 |
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author | Ain, Noor-ul- Haider, Fasih Ullah Fatima, Mahpara Habiba, Zhou, Yongmei Ming, Ray |
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description | Bio-based fuels have become popular being efficient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels. Among plant sources exploited as feedstocks, C(4) grasses, such as sugarcane, maize, sorghum, and miscanthus, are highly resourceful in converting solar energy into chemical energy. For a sustainable and reliable supply of feedstocks for biofuels, we expect dedicated bioenergy crops to produce high biomass using minimum input resources. In recent years, molecular and genetic advancements identified various factors regulating growth, biomass accumulation, and assimilate partitioning. Here, we reviewed important genes involved in cell cycle regulation, hormone dynamics, and cell wall biosynthesis. A number of important transcription factors and miRNAs aid in activation of important genes responsible for cell wall growth and re-construction. Also, environmental components interacting with genetic controls modulate plant biomass by modifying gene expression in multiple interacting pathways. Finally, we discussed recent progress using hybridization and genome editing techniques to improve biomass yield in C(4) grasses. This review summarizes genes and environmental factors contributing biomass yield in C(4) biofuel crops which can help to discover and design bioenergy crops adapting to changing climate conditions. |
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spelling | pubmed-92605932022-07-08 Genetic Determinants of Biomass in C(4) Crops: Molecular and Agronomic Approaches to Increase Biomass for Biofuels Ain, Noor-ul- Haider, Fasih Ullah Fatima, Mahpara Habiba, Zhou, Yongmei Ming, Ray Front Plant Sci Plant Science Bio-based fuels have become popular being efficient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels. Among plant sources exploited as feedstocks, C(4) grasses, such as sugarcane, maize, sorghum, and miscanthus, are highly resourceful in converting solar energy into chemical energy. For a sustainable and reliable supply of feedstocks for biofuels, we expect dedicated bioenergy crops to produce high biomass using minimum input resources. In recent years, molecular and genetic advancements identified various factors regulating growth, biomass accumulation, and assimilate partitioning. Here, we reviewed important genes involved in cell cycle regulation, hormone dynamics, and cell wall biosynthesis. A number of important transcription factors and miRNAs aid in activation of important genes responsible for cell wall growth and re-construction. Also, environmental components interacting with genetic controls modulate plant biomass by modifying gene expression in multiple interacting pathways. Finally, we discussed recent progress using hybridization and genome editing techniques to improve biomass yield in C(4) grasses. This review summarizes genes and environmental factors contributing biomass yield in C(4) biofuel crops which can help to discover and design bioenergy crops adapting to changing climate conditions. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9260593/ /pubmed/35812976 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.839588 Text en Copyright © 2022 Ain, Haider, Fatima, Habiba, Zhou and Ming. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Plant Science Ain, Noor-ul- Haider, Fasih Ullah Fatima, Mahpara Habiba, Zhou, Yongmei Ming, Ray Genetic Determinants of Biomass in C(4) Crops: Molecular and Agronomic Approaches to Increase Biomass for Biofuels |
title | Genetic Determinants of Biomass in C(4) Crops: Molecular and Agronomic Approaches to Increase Biomass for Biofuels |
title_full | Genetic Determinants of Biomass in C(4) Crops: Molecular and Agronomic Approaches to Increase Biomass for Biofuels |
title_fullStr | Genetic Determinants of Biomass in C(4) Crops: Molecular and Agronomic Approaches to Increase Biomass for Biofuels |
title_full_unstemmed | Genetic Determinants of Biomass in C(4) Crops: Molecular and Agronomic Approaches to Increase Biomass for Biofuels |
title_short | Genetic Determinants of Biomass in C(4) Crops: Molecular and Agronomic Approaches to Increase Biomass for Biofuels |
title_sort | genetic determinants of biomass in c(4) crops: molecular and agronomic approaches to increase biomass for biofuels |
topic | Plant Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9260593/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35812976 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.839588 |
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