Regulation of plant biomass production.
Plant biomass used for cellulosic biofuel production is primarily from vegetative tissues. Therefore, an increase in the vegetative growth of plants will lead to a higher production of plant biomass. Recent molecular and genetic studies have identified a number of factors that regulate processes such as vegetative meristem activities, cell elongation, photosynthetic efficiency, and secondary wall biosynthesis, all of which are crucial for plant biomass production. The regulators of these processes could potentially be applied to improve the yield of biomass crops such as Miscanthus, switchgrass, and hybrid poplar in the near future.
Demura
Taku
T
Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan. zhye@plantbio.uga.edu
Ye
Zheng-Hua
ZH
D056804:Biofuels; D018533:Biomass; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D002482:Cellulose; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018519:Meristem / Q000254:growth & development; D010788:Photosynthesis; D063245:Plant Development; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism; D006109:Poaceae / Q000254:growth & development; D032107:Populus / Q000254:growth & development
D056804:Biofuels; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D002482:Cellulose