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Reference Number	BBS/E/W/00003131E
Title	Biochemical analysis of carbohydrate metabolism in grasses
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Other bio-energy) 50%; Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of transport biofuels (incl. Production from wastes)) 50%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Prof M (Michael ) Abberton No email address given International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria
Award Type	Institute Project
Funding Source	BBSRC
Start Date	01 April 2008
End Date	31 March 2012
Duration	108 months
Total Grant Value	£804,540
Industrial Sectors	Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Region	Overseas
Programme
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Prof M (Michael ) Abberton , International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria (100.000%)
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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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Final Report	(none)
Added to Database	30/09/13