Assessment of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Genotypes Diversity for the Integrated Production of Bioethanol and Grains
Wheat straw is an abundant source of lignocellulosic biomass that is generally not utilized for biofuel production, nor for other uses. Recent EU renewable energy directive fosters bioethanol production through lignocellulosic sugars fermentation, but the cost of this process is an issue that often...
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| author | Donatella Danzi Ivana Marino Isabella De Bari Silvio Mastrolitti Giacomo L. Petretto Domenico Pignone Michela Janni Francesco Cellini Tullio Venditti |
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| description | Wheat straw is an abundant source of lignocellulosic biomass that is generally not utilized for biofuel production, nor for other uses. Recent EU renewable energy directive fosters bioethanol production through lignocellulosic sugars fermentation, but the cost of this process is an issue that often depends on biomass characteristics. Lignin is a class of three-dimensional polymers providing structural integrity of plant tissues. Its complex structure, together with hemicelluloses and uronic acids content, could affect the ability of hydrolyzing biomass to fermentable sugars. To get insights into this variation, a set of 10 durum wheat genotypes was analyzed to determine variation of straw digestibility to fermentable sugars. The results showed that the lignin content was the major factor determining the recalcitrance to enzymatic process. The analysis of Spearman’s correlation indicated that the sugar released after enzymatic hydrolysis had a negative connection with the lignin content, while it was positively correlated with the culm length. The possible role of other cell wall components, such as arabinose and uronic acids, was also discussed. This work aimed at analyzing the diversity of lignocellulosic digestibility to fermentable sugars of wheat straw in a small germplasm collection. Some of the selected genotypes were characterized by high sugars digestibility and high grain yield, characteristics that could make biorefining of wheat straw profitable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-723a53517e02498cbfe93e9cdd0c48da2023-11-22T23:12:48ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-11-011422773510.3390/en14227735Assessment of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Genotypes Diversity for the Integrated Production of Bioethanol and GrainsDonatella Danzi0Ivana Marino1Isabella De Bari2Silvio Mastrolitti3Giacomo L. Petretto4Domenico Pignone5Michela Janni6Francesco Cellini7Tullio Venditti8Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, 70126 Bari, ItalyAgenzia Lucana di Sviluppo e Innovazione in Agricoltura, Centro Ricerche Metapontum Agrobios, 75012 Bernalda, ItalyENEA C.R. Trisaia, 75026 Rotondella, ItalyENEA C.R. Trisaia, 75026 Rotondella, ItalyDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyInstitute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, 70126 Bari, ItalyInstitute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, 70126 Bari, ItalyAgenzia Lucana di Sviluppo e Innovazione in Agricoltura, Centro Ricerche Metapontum Agrobios, 75012 Bernalda, ItalyInstitute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, 07100 Sassari, ItalyWheat straw is an abundant source of lignocellulosic biomass that is generally not utilized for biofuel production, nor for other uses. Recent EU renewable energy directive fosters bioethanol production through lignocellulosic sugars fermentation, but the cost of this process is an issue that often depends on biomass characteristics. Lignin is a class of three-dimensional polymers providing structural integrity of plant tissues. Its complex structure, together with hemicelluloses and uronic acids content, could affect the ability of hydrolyzing biomass to fermentable sugars. To get insights into this variation, a set of 10 durum wheat genotypes was analyzed to determine variation of straw digestibility to fermentable sugars. The results showed that the lignin content was the major factor determining the recalcitrance to enzymatic process. The analysis of Spearman’s correlation indicated that the sugar released after enzymatic hydrolysis had a negative connection with the lignin content, while it was positively correlated with the culm length. The possible role of other cell wall components, such as arabinose and uronic acids, was also discussed. This work aimed at analyzing the diversity of lignocellulosic digestibility to fermentable sugars of wheat straw in a small germplasm collection. Some of the selected genotypes were characterized by high sugars digestibility and high grain yield, characteristics that could make biorefining of wheat straw profitable.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7735lignocellulosic biomassbiofuelgenotypelignin contentrecalcitrancesaccharification |
| spellingShingle | Donatella Danzi Ivana Marino Isabella De Bari Silvio Mastrolitti Giacomo L. Petretto Domenico Pignone Michela Janni Francesco Cellini Tullio Venditti Assessment of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Genotypes Diversity for the Integrated Production of Bioethanol and Grains Energies lignocellulosic biomass biofuel genotype lignin content recalcitrance saccharification |
| title | Assessment of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Genotypes Diversity for the Integrated Production of Bioethanol and Grains |
| title_full | Assessment of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Genotypes Diversity for the Integrated Production of Bioethanol and Grains |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Genotypes Diversity for the Integrated Production of Bioethanol and Grains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Genotypes Diversity for the Integrated Production of Bioethanol and Grains |
| title_short | Assessment of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Genotypes Diversity for the Integrated Production of Bioethanol and Grains |
| title_sort | assessment of durum wheat i triticum durum i desf genotypes diversity for the integrated production of bioethanol and grains |
| topic | lignocellulosic biomass biofuel genotype lignin content recalcitrance saccharification |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7735 |
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