Plant cell wall biosynthesis is a complex and tightly regulated process. The composition and
the structure of the cell wall should have a certain level of plasticity to ensure dynamic …

Genetic improvement through breeding is one of the key approaches to increasing biomass
supply. This paper documents the breeding progress to date for four perennial biomass …

Background and Aims Miscanthus is a perennial C4 grass that is a leading potential
feedstock crop for the emerging bioenergy industry in North America, Europe and China …

Increasing demands for food and energy require a step change in the effectiveness, speed
and flexibility of crop breeding. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the potential of …

The perennial grass triploid M iscanthus× giganteus is a promising renewable bioenergy
feedstock in the U nited S tates and E urope. Originating from eastern A sia, this species is a …

Miscanthus, a C4 perennial grass native to Eastern Asia, is being bred to provide biomass
for bioenergy and biorenewable products. Commercial expansion with the clonal hybrid M.× …

The choice of agronomic practices for phytomanagement of metal-contaminated soils is of
crucial importance to optimize plant biomass yields and to mitigate both environmental and …

Unilateral introgression from diploids to tetraploids has been hypothesized to be an
important evolutionary mechanism in plants. However, few examples have been definitively …

Background Lignocellulosic biomass from dedicated energy crops such as Miscanthus spp.
is an important tool to combat anthropogenic climate change. However, we still do not …

Abstract Background and Aims Species and hybrids of the genus Miscanthus contain
attributes that make them front-runners among current selections of dedicated bioenergy …