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| Title |
Characterization of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) leaf senescence: implications for biofuel production
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| Published in |
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13068-016-0568-0 |
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| Authors |
Maria Thereza Bazzo Martins, Wagner Rodrigo de Souza, Bárbara Andrade Dias Brito da Cunha, Marcos Fernando Basso, Nelson Geraldo de Oliveira, Felipe Vinecky, Polyana Kelly Martins, Patrícia Abrão de Oliveira, Bruna Cersózimo Arenque-Musa, Amanda Pereira de Souza, Marcos Silveira Buckeridge, Adilson Kenji Kobayashi, Betania Ferraz Quirino, Hugo Bruno Correa Molinari |
| Abstract |
Second-generation ethanol (2G-bioethanol) uses lignocellulosic feedstocks for ethanol production. Sugarcane is one among the most suitable crops for biofuel production. Its juice is extracted for sugar production, while sugarcane bagasse, straw, and senescing leaves are considered industrial waste. Senescence is the age-dependent deterioration of plant cells, ultimately leading to cell death and completion of the plant life cycle. Because senescing leaves may also be used for biofuel production, understanding the process of natural senescence, including remobilization of nutrients and its effect on cell walls can provide useful information for 2G-bioethanol production from sugarcane leaves. The natural senescence process in leaves of the commercial sugarcane cultivar RB867515 was investigated. Senescence was characterized by strong reduction in photosynthetic pigments content, remobilization of the nutrients N, P, K, B, Cu, Fe, and Zn, and accumulation of Ca, S, Mg, B, Mn, and Al. No significant changes in the cell-wall composition occurred, and only small changes in the expression of cell wall-related genes were observed, suggesting that cell walls are preserved during senescence. Senescence-marker genes, such as SAG12-like and XET-like genes, were also identified in sugarcane and found to be highly expressed. Our study on nutrient remobilization under senescence in a vigorous sugarcane cultivar can contribute to the understanding on how nutrient balance in a high-yielding crop is achieved. In general, neutral monosaccharide profile did not change significantly with leaf senescence, suggesting that senescing leaves of sugarcane can be as a feedstock for biofuel production using pretreatments established for non-senescing leaves without additional efforts. Based on our findings, the potential biotechnological applications for the improvement of sugarcane cultivars are discussed. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Brazil | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 78 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 14% |
| Researcher | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 10% |
| Other | 14 | 18% |
| Unknown | 13 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 29 | 37% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 10% |
| Engineering | 8 | 10% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 15% |
| Unknown | 18 | 23% |
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