Liquid fuels, hydrogen and chemicals from lignin: A critical review
Our severe dependence on fossil resources for the production of fuels and chemicals is
responsible for two major global challenges: declining the fuel supply and increasing the …
responsible for two major global challenges: declining the fuel supply and increasing the …
Nanoparticle-plant interaction: Implications in energy, environment, and agriculture
In the recent techno-scientific revolution, nanotechnology has gained popularity at a rapid
pace in different sectors and disciplines, specifically environmental, sensing, bioenergy, and …
pace in different sectors and disciplines, specifically environmental, sensing, bioenergy, and …
A roadmap for research on crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to enhance sustainable food and bioenergy production in a hotter, drier world
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a specialized mode of photosynthesis that features
nocturnal CO 2 uptake, facilitates increased water‐use efficiency (WUE), and enables CAM …
nocturnal CO 2 uptake, facilitates increased water‐use efficiency (WUE), and enables CAM …
Colocation opportunities for large solar infrastructures and agriculture in drylands
Solar energy installations in arid and semi-arid regions are rapidly increasing due to
technological advances and policy support. Although solar energy provides several benefits …
technological advances and policy support. Although solar energy provides several benefits …
Engineering crassulacean acid metabolism to improve water-use efficiency
Climatic extremes threaten agricultural sustainability worldwide. One approach to increase
plant water-use efficiency (WUE) is to introduce crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) into C …
plant water-use efficiency (WUE) is to introduce crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) into C …
A Diel Flux Balance Model Captures Interactions between Light and Dark Metabolism during Day-Night Cycles in C3 and Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Leaves
Although leaves have to accommodate markedly different metabolic flux patterns in the light
and the dark, models of leaf metabolism based on flux-balance analysis (FBA) have so far …
and the dark, models of leaf metabolism based on flux-balance analysis (FBA) have so far …
Biomass characterization of Agave and Opuntia as potential biofuel feedstocks
Sustainable production of lignocellulosic biofuels requires a sufficient supply of biomass
feedstocks. Agave and Opuntia represent highly water-use efficient bioenergy crops that are …
feedstocks. Agave and Opuntia represent highly water-use efficient bioenergy crops that are …
Tissue succulence in plants: Carrying water for climate change
Tissue succulence in plants involves the storage of water in one or more organs or tissues to
assist in maintaining water potentials on daily or seasonal time scales. This drought …
assist in maintaining water potentials on daily or seasonal time scales. This drought …
Computational analysis of the productivity potential of CAM
There is considerable interest in transferring crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to C3
crops to improve their water-use efficiency. However, because the CAM biochemical cycle is …
crops to improve their water-use efficiency. However, because the CAM biochemical cycle is …
Development and use of bioenergy feedstocks for semi-arid and arid lands
Global climate change is predicted to increase heat, drought, and soil-drying conditions, and
thereby increase crop sensitivity to water vapour pressure deficit, resulting in productivity …
thereby increase crop sensitivity to water vapour pressure deficit, resulting in productivity …