Developing a Sustainable Bioenergy System: Paulownia production for Fuel, Chemicals and Materials

Plant cellulose synthases belong to a large family of enzymes known as glucosyltransferases. Cellulose synthase genes are found from wide group of organisms starting from bacteria, fungi, viruses and all the way to plants . Development of lignocellulosic biofuel from biomass depend of understanding of cellulose biosynthesis in plants. The genes responsible for various economically important phenoty...

Development of high curcumin containing turmeric varieties for production in Alabama

Environmental stress can significantly affect biomass production in plants. Biotic and abiotic stresses can affect the production of secondary metabolites in plants (Gorelick et al., 2015), thereby affecting overall plant growth and development. Curcumin synthesis and production can vary significantly under various environmental conditions, and can negatively affect large scale production of turmeric (Akbar et a...