Comparing chemical composition and lignin structure of <i>Miscanthus x giganteus</i> and <i>Miscanthus nagara</i> harvested in autumn and spring and separated into stems and leaves
Michel Bergs, Xuan Tung, Jessica Rumpf, Peter Kusch, Yulia B. Monakhova, Christopher Konow, Georg Völkering, Ralf Pude, Margit Schulze
Abstract
<italic>Miscanthus</italic> crops possess attractive properties such as high photosynthesis yield and carbon fixation rate. Moreover, <italic>M. nagara</italic>, shows good frost tolerance. Monolignol ratio and most abundant linkages of the isolated lignins have been identified.
Topics & Concepts
MiscanthusLigninSpring (device)Composition (language)ChemistryChemical compositionBotanyAgronomyBiologyBioenergyBiofuelOrganic chemistryBiotechnologyPhysicsArtThermodynamicsLiteratureLignin and Wood ChemistryBiofuel production and bioconversionBioenergy crop production and management