Recent advances in tissue culture and genetic transformation system of switchgrass as biomass crop
2013
Lee, S.I., Konkuk university, Choong-Ju, Republic of Korea | Lim, S.S., Glocal Campus. Konkuk University, Choong-Ju, Republic of Korea | Roh, H.S., Konkuk university, Choong-Ju, Republic of Korea | Kim, J.B., Konkuk university, Choong-Ju, Republic of Korea
Over the past decades, carbon dioxide concentration of the atmosphere of the world has increased significantly, and thereby the greenhouse effect has become a social issue. To solve this problem, new renewable energy sources including solar, hydrogen, geothermal, wind and bio-energy are suggested as alternatives. Among these new energy sources, bio-energy crops are widely introduced and under rapid progress. For example, corn and oilseed rape plants are used for the production of bio-ethanol and bio-diesel, respectively. However, grain prices has increased severely because of the use of corn for bio-ethanol production. Therefore, non-edible switchgrass draws attention as an alternative source for bio-ethanol production in USA. This review describes the shortage of fossil energy and an importance of switchgrass as a bio-energy crop. Also, some characteristics of its major cultivars are introduced including growth habit, total output of biomass yields. Furthermore, biotechnological approaches have been conducted to improve the productivity of swichgrass using tissue culture and genetic transformation.
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