The molecular mechanisms underlying herbicide metabolism in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha

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Title
The molecular mechanisms underlying herbicide metabolism in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
CoPED ID
90caabec-f0ac-4374-b9c8-da8bc51cdc00
Status
Closed
Funders
BBSRC
BBSRC
BBSRC
BBSRC
BBSRC
Value
No funds listed.
Start Date
Sept. 30, 2016
End Date
March 31, 2021
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Global energy demand is likely to increase by 50% by 2040. This trend is most pronounced in developing countries with strong population and economic growth. Bioenergy must be part of the response to mitigate global climate change and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. However, there are concerns over bioenergy production competing with land and water reserves. One solution is the growth of bioenergy feedstocks to produce biogas on semi-arid land that is too dry for conventional agriculture, with plants possessing the highly water-use efficient crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) form of photosynthesis. These plants use 10-fold less water than common C3 and C4 crops for the same amount of biomass produced. The large amount of water stored in their succulent tissues that is leftover after processing as well as the highly nutritious digestate resulting from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of the plant matter can be used to supplement local agriculture. This research aims to biochemically characterise a selection of CAM species and varieties to determine the most promising biogas feedstock candidate(s) for AD in semi-arid lands.

BBSRC priority areas: bioenergy, sustainably enhancing agricultural production, environment and land use, living with environmental change.

Gail Preston SUPER_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Bioenergy
  2. Biogas
  3. Agriculture
  4. Energy crops
  5. Land use
  6. Climate changes
  7. Crop cultivation
  8. Environmental effects
  9. Plant production
  10. Biofuels
  11. Agricultural land
  12. Biomass (industry)

Extracted key phrases
  1. Use efficient crassulacean acid metabolism
  2. Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
  3. Global energy demand
  4. Herbicide metabolism
  5. Molecular mechanism
  6. Land use
  7. Global climate change
  8. Promising biogas feedstock candidate(s
  9. Bioenergy feedstock
  10. Bioenergy production
  11. Arid land
  12. Water reserve
  13. Plant matter
  14. Economic growth
  15. CAM specie

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