title: Variation in biomass properties among rice diverse cultivars.
abstract: Biomass properties of rice straws were compared among eight cultivars that formed a mini diverse set. The ethanol productivity from rice straws was evaluated employing a laboratory-scale method based on dilute acid-hydrolysis pretreatment. The results indicated significant variation in biomass properties among the cultivars.
authors.affiliation: Organization of Advanced Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasunuma
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ogino
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006868:Hydrolysis; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D000431:Ethanol; D014994:Xylose; D005947:Glucose