8 September 2016

Biomass traits and candidate genes for bioenergy revealed through association genetics in coppiced European Populus nigra (L.)

Mike Robert Allwright, Adrienne Payne, Giovanni Emiliani, Suzanne Milner, Maud Viger, Franchesca Rouse, Joost J. B. Keurentjes, Aurélie Bérard, Henning Wildhagen, Patricia Faivre-Rampant, Andrea Polle, Michele Morgante & Gail Taylor - Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2016

Abstract

Second generation (2G) bioenergy from lignocellulosic feedstocks has the potential to develop as a sustainable source of renewable energy; however, significant hurdles still remain for large-scale commercialisation. Populus is considered as a promising 2G feedstock and understanding the genetic basis of biomass yield and feedstock quality are a research priority in this model tree species.

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