Plant biomass offers a renewable resource for multiple products, including fuel, feed, food, and a variety of materials. In this paper we investigate the properties of tobacco tree (Nicotiana glauca) and poplar as suitable sources for a biorefinery pipeline.
Ruprecht, C., Tohge, T., Fernie, A., Mortimer, C. L., Kozlo, A., Fraser, P. D., Funke, N., Cesarino, I., Vanholme, R., Boerjan, W., Morreel, K., Burgert, I., Gierlinger, N., Bulone, V., Schneider, V., Stockero, A., Navarro-Aviñó, J., Pudel, F., Tambuyser, B., Hygate, J., Bumstead, J., Notley, L., Persson, S. Transcript and Metabolite Profiling for the Evaluation of Tobacco Tree and Poplar as Feedstock for the Bio-based Industry. J. Vis. Exp. (87), e51393, doi:10.3791/51393 (2014).