Extracellular matrixes (ECMs), such as the cell walls and biofilms, are important for
supporting cell integrity and function and regulating intercellular communication. These …

The plant cell wall has a diversity of functions. It provides a structural framework to support
plant growth and acts as the first line of defense when the plant encounters pathogens. The …

Current wet chemical methods for biomass composition analysis using two-step sulfuric acid
hydrolysis are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and unable to provide structural information …

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of cotton fibers harvested at different stages of
development were acquired using Universal Attenuated Total Reflectance FTIR (UATR …

All photosynthetic multicellular Eukaryotes, including land plants and algae, have cells that
are surrounded by a dynamic, complex, carbohydrate-rich cell wall. The cell wall exerts …

The post-genomics era has brought with it ever increasing demands to observe and
characterise variation within biological systems. This variation has been studied at the …

The study of phenomes or phenomics has been a central part of biology. The field of
automatic phenotype acquisition technologies based on images has seen an important …

Plants actively perceive and respond to perturbations in their cell walls which arise during
growth, biotic and abiotic stresses. However, few components involved in plant cell wall …

Forward genetic screens have led to the isolation of several genes involved in secondary
cell wall formation. A variety of evidence, however, suggests that the list of genes identified …

In all land plants, cellulose is synthesized from hexameric plasma membrane complexes.
Indirect evidence suggests that in vascular plants the complexes involved in primary wall …