Xax1 Rice Mutant (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Xax1 Rice Mutant

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Wild type (left) and xax1 rice plants at five weeks show the dwarfed phenotype of the mutant. Xax1 may be short of stature, but it is long on potential for biofuels thanks to more extractable xylan and increased saccharification.

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