535228 Advanced Characterization of Poplar Variants for Understanding Plant Cell Wall Recalcitrance

Samarthya Bhagia1, Jaroslav Durkovic2, Rastislav Lagana3, Riddhi Shah4,5, Chang Geun Yoo6, Sai V. Pingali7, Hugh O'Neill4,8, Wellington Muchero6, Gerald Tuskan9, Brian H. Davison10 and Arthur J. Ragauskas11, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, (2)Department of Phytology, Technical University, Zvolen, Slovakia, (3)Department of Wood Science, Technical University, Zvolen, Slovakia, (4)Biology and Soft Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (5)Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (6)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (7)Chemical Sciences Division, Center for Structural Molecular Biology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (8)Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (9)Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (10)Biosciences Division, BioEnergy Science Center and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (11)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN