Limited supplies of fossil fuels have led to a search for alternative sources of fuel to drive
economic growth. Maize, and especially the grain portion, has been utilized to a large extent …

Key message Genotyping by sequencing is suitable for analysis of global diversity in maize.
We showed the distinctiveness of flint maize inbred lines of interest to enrich the diversity of …

In the last decade, cellulosic ethanol has caught the growing interest of governments and
private investors worldwide as it brings the promise of responsible renewable‐energy and …

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a high-yielding, stress tolerant energy crop for
lignocellulosic-based biofuel production. Saccharification is a process by which hydrolytic …

We characterized the genotypic and phenotypic variation in cell wall digestibility (CWD) and
other agronomic traits of 50 backcross 1 generation doubled haploid (BC1DH) lines …

Background Despite the recognition that feedstock composition influences biomass
conversion efficiency, limited information exists as to how bioenergy crops with reduced …

1INRA, Unité de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes Fourragères, 86600 Lusignan,
France 2Université de Toulouse, UPS, UMR5546, LRSV, BP 42617, Auzeville, 31326 …

Genetic studies are ideal platforms for assessing the extent of genetic diversity, inferring the
genetic architecture, and evaluating complex trait interrelations for cell wall compositional …

Lignocellulosic biomass comes from different sources: waste from industry or agriculture or
dedicated production. The plant species used for this dedicated production must primarily …

Maize forage is commonly used as silage in milk and beef cattle livestock production
systems. Despite the wide variety of maize hybrids with high potential for grain production …