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FAPESP BIOENERGY PROGRAM - BIOEN

The BIOEN Program aims to integrate comprehensive research on sugarcane and other plants that can be used as biofuel sources, thus assuring Brazil’s position among the leaders in the area of Bioenergy. Research includes from biomass production and processing to biofuel production and its impacts.
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BIOMASS DIVISION

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Improvement of Biomass (Agronomy, Breeding, Biotechnology)
Identify new paths to genetically manipulate the energy metabolism of cultivated
plants, creating new biofuel alternatives


• Uncover metabolic networks related to the production of carbohydrates and sucrose through the use of “omics” technologies
• Conduct research on the molecular processes of photosynthesis
• Integrate the results in a single platform and develop bioinformatic tools to assess the information
• Discovery of genes associated with agronomic characteristics of interest
• Development of new sugar cane cultivars
• Signaling, regulation of gene expression and regulatory networks
• Genetic transformation of sugarcane and other grasses
• Molecular markers, statistical-genetics, mapping and breeding
• Sequencing, physical, genetic and molecular mapping of genomes
• Understand cell wall structure, architecture and biological function
• Discover new cellulolytic fungi species capable of degrading biomass
• Refine field practices for enhancing crop production including soil management, fertilization and precision agriculture
• Improve control of weed, pests, and diseases though chemical or biological control, resistant varieties and field practices
• Conduct research on the molecular processes of photosynthesis


Contribute with knowledge and technologies for Sugarcane Improvement
Enable a Systems Biology approach for Biofuel Crops

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