Author:
Landoni Michela,Cassani Elena,Ghidoli Martina,Colombo Federico,Sangiorgio Stefano,Papa Gabriella,Adani Fabrizio,Pilu Roberto
Abstract
AbstractMaize is the basis of nutrition of domesticated herbivores and one of the most promising energy crops. The presence of lignin in the cell wall, tightly associated to carbohydrates, prevents the physical access of enzymes such as cellulase, limiting the carbohydrate degradability and consequently the energy value. To increase the utilization of the biomass cellulose content, the challenge of breeding programs is to lower or modify the lignin components. In maize several mutations are able to modify the lignin content and in particular the mutation in brown midrib3 (bm3) gene appeared as one of the most promising in breeding programs. Unfortunately this mutation has several negative pleiotropic effects on various important agronomic traits such as stay green, lodging and susceptibility to several infections.The maize Brachyitic 2 (br2) gene encodes for a putative protein involved in polar movement of auxins. br2 mutant plants are characterized by shortening of lower stalk internodes, unusual stalk strength and tolerance to wind lodging, darker leaves persisting longer in the active green state in comparison to wild type plants, suggesting a possible utilization of br2 plants to counteract the negative effects of the bm3 mutation. In this work, we report the generation and a preliminary characterization of the double mutant bm3 br2, suggesting the potential use of this new genetic material to increase biomass cellulose utilization.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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