Editorial: Biofuels and Bioenergy

Plant cell wall biosynthesis is critical for plant growth and development, and a major global carbon sink in the biosphere.Plant secondary cell walls includes three main biological polymers: cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin (Pauly and Keegstra, 2010).In the past half century, the research on the biosynthesis and metabolism of these three biopolymers has attracted the attention of researchers (Li et al., 2014;Zeng et al., 2014;Kumar et al., 2016;Xie et al., 2018;Polko and Kieber, 2019;Vanholme et al., 2019).In this Research Topic, we aim to gather knowledge about current advances in the field of plant biotechnology for bioenergy production.We have integrated several key components such as technology optimization for biorefineries, genetic modification to improve bioenergy crops, and gene discovery for biofuel and bioenergy production.Together, this knowledge will support the promotion of sustainable biofuels and bioproducts to contribute to the bioeconomy on a global scale.This Research Topic, Biofuels and Bioenergy, including eight original research articles, four review articles, and one perspective paper, covers the following three topics.

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   Modifying lignin to improve bioenergy feedstocks: strengthening the barrier against pathogens?† · 2013

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   Regulation of Lignin Biosynthesis and Its Role in Growth-Defense Tradeoffs · 2018

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