Cell walls in plants, particularly forest trees, are the major carbon sink of the terrestrial
ecosystem. Chemical and biosynthetic features of plant cell walls were revealed early on …

Wood is an invaluable asset to human society due to its renewable nature, making it suitable
for both sustainable energy production and material manufacturing. Additionally, wood …

Plant cell walls provide structural support for growth and serve as a barrier for pathogen
attack. Plant cell walls are also a source of renewable biomass for conversion to biofuels …

Secondary cell walls are the major constituent of tracheary elements and fibres in wood,
which is the most abundant biomass produced by plants. They provide strong mechanical …

The bulk of a plant's biomass, termed secondary cell walls, accumulates in woody xylem
tissues and is largely recalcitrant to biochemical degradation and saccharification. By …

Plant cell walls are highly sophisticated fiber composite structures that have evolved to fulfill
a wide range of biological roles that are central to plant life. In so doing they have diversified …

Progress has been made toward understanding the biosynthesis and modifications of the
cellulose and the hemicellulose/pectin matrix of woody cell walls (and hence wood …

Plants are the sources of major food, feed, and fiber products that are used globally. This
past year has seen advances in our understanding of the enzymes that modify wall …

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is the most widely planted tree species in the USA and an
important tree in commercial forestry world-wide. The large genome size and long …

Abstract Background Secondary cell walls (SCWs) form the architecture of terrestrial plant
biomass. They reinforce tracheary elements and strengthen fibres to permit upright growth …