Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pan Cao, Ying Zhao, Fengjiao Wu, Dawei Xin, Chunyan Liu, Xiaoxia Wu, Jian Lv, Qingshan Chen, Zhaoming Qi
Summary: Soybean is a major crop that provides essential protein and oil. The rapid progress in plant omics has ushered in a new era of precision breeding, enabling the engineering of elite soybean varieties with specific oil compositions. The assembly of soybean reference genomes and advances in omics techniques have paved the way for integrated molecular breeding approaches in soybean.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kasper Van der Cruijsen, Mohamad Al Hassan, Gijs van Erven, Oene Dolstra, Luisa M. Trindade
Summary: Lignocellulosic crops such as miscanthus play a crucial role in a sustainable, carbon circular society for energy and chemicals production. However, current biorefinery strategies focus primarily on polysaccharide valorization, requiring severe pretreatments that pose economic and sustainability challenges. Therefore, enhancing refinery efficiency through biomass composition optimization and understanding cell wall structure to reduce pretreatment severity is a key area of research.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Rahil Shahzad, Shakra Jamil, Shakeel Ahmad, Amina Nisar, Sipper Khan, Zarmaha Amina, Shamsa Kanwal, Hafiz Muhammad Usman Aslam, Rafaqat Ali Gill, Weijun Zhou
Summary: This article highlights the importance of biofortification of cereals and pulses, addressing the lack of balanced nutrition supply due to deficiencies of essential elements and the impact of anti-nutrient compounds in pulses. It discusses the use of conventional methods and new breeding techniques for crop biofortification, as well as current and future perspectives and opportunities. Regulatory aspects of newly developed biofortified transgenic and/or non-transgenic crop varieties via NBTs are also presented.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Haroon, Xiukang Wang, Rabail Afzal, Muhammad Mubashar Zafar, Fahad Idrees, Maria Batool, Abdul Saboor Khan, Muhammad Imran
Summary: Cereals are the main source of human food, but meeting the ever-increasing food demand is becoming challenging due to the changing environment and diseases. Plant breeders are using both conventional breeding methods and genome editing tools to increase cereal production. Recent advancements in genome editing tools have enabled precise and rapid editing of the cereal genome. However, there are still bottlenecks associated with genome editing tools that can be overcome by integrating them with improved conventional breeding methods.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Wei Hou, Zili Yi
Summary: Heterosis plays an important role in plant breeding, and in this study, direct and reciprocal hybrids obtained from a cross between M. sinensis and M. lutarioriparius were analyzed for their heterosis in yield-related agronomic traits. The hybrids exhibited significant segregation and acquired dominant traits from both parents, showing mid-parent, over-parent, and over-standard heterosis. Excellent hybrids were identified, which showed superior phenotypic traits, biomass yield, and quality compared to their parents and a commercial variety. This study confirms the feasibility of breeding miscanthus through remote crosses and provides valuable insights for future applications and breeding of new miscanthus varieties.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Valentina Pidlisnyuk, Robert Ato Newton, Aigerim Mamirova
Summary: Completing the loop of the Miscanthus value chain requires returning waste to the production cycle for sustainable use and a zero-waste approach. Utilizing Miscanthus feedstock to produce biochar and biogas, and incorporating biochar into phytoremediation and crop production cycles can improve soil characteristics and biodiversity.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Marta Babicka, Magdalena Wozniak, Monika Bartkowiak, Barbara Peplinska, Hanna Waliszewska, Magdalena Zborowska, Slawomir Borysiak, Izabela Ratajczak
Summary: This paper presents a method for obtaining cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) from agricultural residues and evaluates the influence of different ionic liquids in the solvolysis process. The CNC obtained from Miscanthus and Sorghum biomass showed viable nanometric size and lower crystallinity.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Darija Bilandzija, Renato Stuparic, Marija Galic, Zeljka Zgorelec, Josip Leto, Nikola Bilandzija
Summary: Biological carbon sequestration is an important strategy to mitigate climate change, and Miscanthus x giganteus as an energy crop has great sequestration potential. The study found that, under the given agroecological conditions, seedlings of Miscanthus x giganteus are preferable over rhizomes in terms of carbon balance, demonstrating better carbon sequestration performance.
Article
Agronomy
Elaine Jensen, Reza Shafiei, Xue-Feng Ma, Desalegn D. Serba, Daniel P. Smith, Gancho T. Slavov, Paul Robson, Kerrie Farrar, Sian Thomas Jones, Timothy Swaller, Richard Flavell, John Clifton-Brown, Malay C. Saha, Iain Donnison
Summary: This study conducted planting experiments on mapping populations of Miscanthus and switchgrass for 3 years, identifying multiple flowering time quantitative trait loci (QTL) in both species. The most significant QTL in Miscanthus and switchgrass were located on linkage groups 4 and 2, containing three flowering time transcription factors.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Michael Stotter, Florian Wichern, Ralf Pude, Martin Hamer
Summary: The study found that the use of Mis fertilizers can help in fixing nitrogen sources and increasing soil organic matter, having a certain effect on the growth of cereals.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Sunny Ahmar, Goetz Hensel, Damian Gruszka
Summary: Cereal crops play a significant role in human consumption and animal feed, but face challenges from climate change and population expansion. Gene-editing technologies, such as CRISPR/Cas9, offer a potential solution to develop stress-tolerant and high-yielding cereal varieties. However, there are challenges to overcome, including time-consuming processes, limited genotypes for transformation, and restrictive regulations on genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Cheng Zheng, Zili Yi, Liang Xiao, Guorong Sun, Meng Li, Shuai Xue, Xiaoying Peng, Meijuan Duan, Zhiyong Chen
Summary: This study investigated the performance of Miscanthus in saline-alkaline soil and found that high saline-alkaline soil significantly reduced plant growth and biomass quality. However, certain genotypes still exhibited good adaptability in saline-alkaline soil. These findings have important implications for the application of Miscanthus biomass in saline-alkaline soil.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Innes Deans, Douglas Stewart, Jenny Jones, Jason Kam, Bhoopesh Mishra
Summary: The study assessed the uptake and distribution of zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) in a seed-based Miscanthus hybrid grown in contaminated soil. The uptake of Zn and Pb increased in proportion to the soil concentrations by juvenile plants in a pot-trial. The accumulation of Zn and Pb differed between leaf and stem structures, and also between mature biomass and juvenile plants. X-Ray Absorption Fine Structures (XAFS) analysis revealed different Zn speciation in stems and leaves, as well as changes in Zn speciation with plant maturity. The dominant Zn species in juvenile plant leaves were sulfur ligands consistent with the presence of cysteine rich metallothioneins (MT) and phytochelatin (PC) complexes, along with octahedral O/N species typified by Zn-malate. Sulfur ligands were also prevalent in stems from juvenile plants, but the predominant O/N speciation shifted towards tetrahedral coordination. In contrast, tetrahedral Zn coordination with O/N species predominated in the mature biomass crop. The XAFS spectra for the mature biomass indicated that Zn was retained within cell walls as pectin and/or phosphate complexes.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Jan Weger, Jaroslav Knapek, Jaroslav Bubenik, Kamila Vavrova, Zdenek Strasil
Summary: This article analyzes the main biological potentials and economic barriers of using Miscanthus as a new energy crop in agricultural practice in the Czech Republic and the Central-Eastern European region. The study finds that despite current economic conditions favoring annual crops, Miscanthus shows good adaptation to climate change and has the potential to become an important biomass crop. Key barriers and factors for its development include gene pool and agronomy improvement, subsidy policy changes, climate change trends, and further development of the bioeconomy.
Review
Fisheries
Mingkun Luo, Guoqing Lu, Haoran Yin, Lanmei Wang, Malambugi Atuganile, Zaijie Dong
Summary: Fish coloration, evolved from selection and adaptation, is a prominent feature of remarkable aquaculture merits. Fish possess more pigment cell types than any other vertebrates and are an excellent model for the study of mechanisms underlying skin coloration and pigmentation at levels from molecular genetics to system biology. How to effectively improve skin colour in ornamental and aquaculture fish has long been a focus on selective breeding programmes.
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Katarzyna Glowacka, Uffe Jorgensen, Jens B. Kjeldsen, Kirsten Korup, Idan Spitz, Erik J. Sacks, Stephen P. Long
Article
Agronomy
Katarzyna Glowacka, Aasifuddin Ahmed, Shailendra Sharma, Tom Abbott, Jack C. Comstock, Stephen P. Long, Erik J. Sacks
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2016)
Article
Plant Sciences
Malgorzata Kaczmarek, Olga Fedorowicz-Stronska, Katarzyna Glowacka, Agnieszka Waskiewicz, Jan Sadowski
ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM
(2017)
Article
Plant Sciences
Katarzyna Glowacka, Johannes Kromdijk, Lauriebeth Leonelli, Krishna K. Niyogi, Tom E. Clemente, Stephen P. Long
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Johannes Kromdijk, Katarzyna Glowacka, Lauriebeth Leonelli, Stephane T. Gabilly, Masakazu Iwai, Krishna K. Niyogi, Stephen P. Long
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Katarzyna Glowacka, Johannes Kromdijk, Katherine Kucera, Jiayang Xie, Amanda P. Cavanagh, Lauriebeth Leonelli, Andrew D. B. Leakey, Donald R. Ort, Krishna K. Niyogi, Stephen P. Long
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
Article
Agronomy
Katarzyna Glowacka, Lindsay V. Clark, Shivani Adhikari, Junhua Peng, J. Ryan Stewart, Aya Nishiwaki, Toshihiko Yamada, Uffe Jorgensen, Trevor R. Hodkinson, Justin Gifford, John A. Juvik, Erik J. Sacks
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2015)
Article
Agronomy
Lindsay V. Clark, Maria S. Dwiyanti, Kossonou G. Anzoua, Joe E. Brummer, Bimal Kumar Ghimire, Katarzyna Glowacka, Megan Hall, Kweon Heo, Xiaoli Jin, Alexander E. Lipka, Junhua Peng, Toshihiko Yamada, Ji Hye Yoo, Chang Yeon Yu, Hua Zhao, Stephen P. Long, Erik J. Sacks
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Hongxu Dong, Lindsay V. Clark, Alexander E. Lipka, Joe E. Brummer, Katarzyna Glowacka, Megan C. Hall, Kweon Heo, Xiaoli Jin, Junhua Peng, Toshihiko Yamada, Bimal Kumar Ghimire, Ji Hye Yoo, Chang Yeon Yu, Hua Zhao, Stephen P. Long, Erik J. Sacks
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Lindsay V. Clark, Maria S. Dwiyanti, Kossonou G. Anzoua, Joe E. Brummer, Bimal Kumar Ghimire, Katarzyna Glowacka, Megan Hall, Kweon Heo, Xiaoli Jin, Alexander E. Lipka, Junhua Peng, Toshihiko Yamada, Ji Hye Yoo, Chang Yeon Yu, Hua Zhao, Stephen P. Long, Erik J. Sacks
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Johannes Kromdijk, Katarzyna Glowacka, Stephen P. Long
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Johannes Kromdijk, Katarzyna Glowacka, Stephen P. Long
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2020)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Marcus O. Olatoye, Lindsay Clark, Nicholas R. Labonte, Hongxu Dong, Maria S. Dwiyanti, Kossonou G. Anzoua, Joe E. Brummer, Bimal K. Ghimire, Elena Dzyubenko, Nikolay Dzyubenko, Larisa Bagmet, Andrey Sabitov, Pavel Chebukin, Katarzyna Glowacka, Kweon Heo, Xiaoli Jin, Hironori Nagano, Junhua Peng, Chang Y. Yu, Ji H. Yoo, Hua Zhao, Stephen P. Long, Toshihiko Yamada, Erik J. Sacks, Alexander E. Lipka
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Therese Mitros, Adam M. Session, Brandon T. James, Guohong Albert Wu, Mohammad B. Belaffif, Lindsay V. Clark, Shengqiang Shu, Hongxu Dong, Adam Barling, Jessica R. Holmes, Jessica E. Mattick, Jessen V. Bredeson, Siyao Liu, Kerrie Farrar, Katarzyna Glowacka, Stanislaw Jezowski, Kerrie Barry, Won Byoung Chae, John A. Juvik, Justin Gifford, Adebosola Oladeinde, Toshihiko Yamada, Jane Grimwood, Nicholas H. Putnam, Jose De Vega, Susanne Barth, Manfred Klaas, Trevor Hodkinson, Laigeng Li, Xiaoli Jin, Junhua Peng, Chang Yeon Yu, Kweon Heo, Ji Hye Yoo, Bimal Kumar Ghimire, Iain S. Donnison, Jeremy Schmutz, Matthew E. Hudson, Erik J. Sacks, Stephen P. Moose, Kankshita Swaminathan, Daniel S. Rokhsar
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dorota Kalembasa, Stanislaw Jeowski, Barbara Symanowicz, Katarzyna Glowacka, Zygmunt Kaczmarek, Stanislaw Kalembasa, Joanna Cerazy-Waliszewska
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
(2019)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
G. Grasa, I. Martinez, R. Murillo
Summary: Gasification kinetics of six chars from residual origin were studied under relatively low temperature, low CO2, and high H2O partial pressures. The Random Pore Model (RPM) showed the best fit to experimental results, but the selection of the reaction model depended on the ash composition, specifically the presence of alkali and alkaline earth metals. Chars with ash content higher than 30% wt. were modeled with the RPM model, while chars with the highest K/Si ratio required modified versions of the RPM to accurately predict reaction rates. Textural properties played a key role in determining reaction parameters, such as the pre-exponential factor and activation energy, for chars with similar ash content and composition.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2024)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
V. Godvin Sharmila, Surya Prakash Shanmugavel, J. Rajesh Banu
Summary: Proper treatment and disposal of biomass waste is crucial to prevent environmental deposition and its negative impacts. Biofuel has emerged as a potential alternative to fossil fuels, reducing carbon emissions and meeting global energy demands. This review examines different biomass waste conversion techniques and explores the production of biofuels with zero carbon emissions. Research on anaerobic treatment, metabolic engineering, and artificial intelligence has been conducted to enhance biofuel production efficiency.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2024)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Selvakumar Periyasamy, Adane Asefa Adego, P. Senthil Kumar, G. G. Desta, T. Zelalem, V. Karthik, J. Beula Isabel, Mani Jayakumar, Venkatesa Prabhu Sundramurthy, Gayathri Rangasamy
Summary: Valorizing agricultural waste into valuable products is crucial for environmental protection and bioeconomy advancement. Preprocessing of agricultural waste is a critical step to convert free carbohydrate molecules for final conversion, and factors such as biomass nature, feed loading, pH, temperature, and time influence the process. This review provides comprehensive information on agricultural waste availability, preprocessing techniques, and factors influencing performance.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Aqueel Ahmad, Ashok Kumar Yadav, Achhaibar Singh, Dinesh Kumar Singh
Summary: The study focuses on predicting and optimizing the yield of biogas production in an anaerobic digester using co-digestion. Experimental data was used to develop a machine learning-based prognostic model, and the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was employed to optimize the parameters. The results demonstrate that RSM coupled with machine learning is an effective technique for modeling, predicting, and optimizing biogas production yield.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Yijing Zhong, Wenxiang Zhai, Xinli Wei
Summary: This paper studies the thermal stability and decomposition of cork materials with and without silica aerogel filler. The results show that the decomposition is inhibited and the pyrolysis is significantly reduced with the addition of silica aerogel. This finding suggests that silica aerogel-infused cork may be a promising raw material for biofuel production with reduced environmental pollution.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2024)
