Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Surrey
Article title
Reaction wood – a key cause of variation in cell wall recalcitrance in willow
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Biotechnology for Biofuels
Article number
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Volume number
5
Issue number
1
First page of article
83
ISSN of journal
1754-6834
Year of publication
2012
URL
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Number of additional authors
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Additional information
This research paper addresses a key underpinning aspect of biorefining lignocellulosic biomass – namely how to design biomass with advantageous cell wall properties for downstream processing. In this highly innovative study we made the first attempt to elucidate the role of a specific type of wood tissue (Reaction wood) in biorefining. We determined significant hereditable advantages in enzymatic sugar release for certain willow genotypes having reaction wood phenotypes. This work has achieved significant scientific impact, has featured on the BBC and BBSRC websites and the paper has been designated ‘Highly accessed’ by BioMed Central.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
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Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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