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Microscopy Assists Understanding Important Aspects of Bioenergy Grasses

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a polyploid, perennial grass with multiple end uses, with good potential to be grown as a source of biomass for biofuels. Over the course of the last decade or so, significant new genetic, genomic and functional genomic resources have emerged for switchgrass [1]. Despite these successes at the molecular level, there are many aspects of switchgrass biology and biomass deconstruction that have and can benefit from detailed microscopic analyses. This presentation will highlight data obtained at the ARS-Lincoln location using microscopic techniques to investigate switchgrass and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench].