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Biochemical analysis of carbohydrate metabolism in grasses

Reference	BBS/E/W/00003131E
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Michael Abberton
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Aberystwyth University
Department	IBERS
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	804,540
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/2008
End date	31/03/2012
Duration	48 months

Abstract

Using a combination of approaches we will gain greater insight into the mechanisms by which some ryegrasses can accumulate higher sugar levels and the ways in which this sugar can be utilised in the animal and in bioethanol production. In the past we have focused on the reserve sugars, sucrose, fructan and starch. In future our interests will be extended to include the structural polysaccharides of the cell wall (the primary determinants of dry biomass yield) and genetic determinants of the post-harvest mobilisation of this material for use as a biorenewable feedstock and substrate for bioethanol production. This work is collaborative with the Plant-Microbe Interactions and Bioenergy and Biorenewables SPGs.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	Bioenergy, Crop Science, Industrial Biotechnology, Plant Science
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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