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ArticleMolecular biotechnology2016

Biotechnology Towards Energy Crops.

Theoni Margaritopoulou, Loukia Roka, Efi Alexopoulou, Myrsini Christou, Stamatis Rigas, Kosmas Haralampidis, Dimitra Milioni

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Article in Molecular biotechnology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
9.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Theoni MargaritopoulouDepartment of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece. theonimarg@aua.gr.
Loukia RokaDepartment of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece. roka.loukia@gmail.com.
Efi AlexopoulouCenter for Renewable Energy Sources, 19th Km Marathonos Ave, 19009, Pikermi, Greece. ealex@cres.gr.
Myrsini ChristouCenter for Renewable Energy Sources, 19th Km Marathonos Ave, 19009, Pikermi, Greece. mchrist@cres.gr.
Stamatis RigasDepartment of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece. srigas@aua.gr.
Kosmas HaralampidisDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. kharalamp@biol.uoa.gr.
Dimitra MilioniDepartment of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece. dmilioni@aua.gr.
Agricultural University of Athens · GRCenter for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New crops are gradually establishing along with cultivation systems to reduce reliance on depleting fossil fuel reserves and sustain better adaptation to climate change. These biological assets could be efficiently exploited as bioenergy feedstocks. Bioenergy crops are versatile renewable sources with the potential to alternatively contribute on a daily basis towards the coverage of modern society's energy demands. Biotechnology may facilitate the breeding of elite energy crop genotypes, better suited for bio-processing and subsequent use that will improve efficiency, further reduce costs, and enhance the environmental benefits of biofuels. Innovative molecular techniques may improve a broad range of important features including biomass yield, product quality and resistance to biotic factors like pests or microbial diseases or environmental cues such as drought, salinity, freezing injury or heat shock. The current review intends to assess the capacity of biotechnological applications to develop a beneficial bioenergy pipeline extending from feedstock development to sustainable biofuel production and provide examples of the current state of the art on future energy crops.

Indexed as

Animal FeedBiofuelsBiomassBiotechnologyClimate ChangeCrops, AgriculturalPlant BreedingQuantitative Trait LociRenewable EnergyBiofuelsBiofuelsBiomassBiotechnologyClimate changeEnergy crops

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PMID26798073
OpenAlexW2288057180

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