Exploring the genetics of stem digestibility and biofuel potential in rice
Lead Research Organisation:
University of York
Department Name: Biology
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Simon McQueen-Mason (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
De Bruyn M
(2016)
A new perspective in bio-refining: levoglucosenone and cleaner lignin from waste biorefinery hydrolysis lignin by selective conversion of residual saccharides
in Energy & Environmental Science
| Description | Through this grant we have assembled a diversity panel of over 150 rice accessions including commercial varieties, land races, and breeding material used in Vietnam. These lines have been genotyped to provide a high density map of single nucleotide polymorphisms to enable genome wide association studies for biomass quality and composition. We have also undertaken studies to underpin biorefining and processing of fuels and other chemiocals from rice straw. |
| Exploitation Route | The work in this project was rather preliminary in nature and is being followed up on in a second Partnering Award in collaboration with our coleagues in Vietnam. The work has not yet reached a stage where it can be published. |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Chemicals Energy Environment |
| Description | This work helped establish a joint UK Vietnam project with funding from BBSRC and the Ministry of Science and Technology in Vietnam. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |