List of works by Iain Donnison

A flexible quantitative methodology for the analysis of gene-flow between conventionally bred maize populations using microsatellite markers

scientific article published on 26 November 2010

Accelerating the domestication of a bioenergy crop: identifying and modelling morphological targets for sustainable yield increase in Miscanthus

scientific article (publication date: November 2013)

Alignment of the genomes of Brachypodium distachyon and temperate cereals and grasses using bacterial artificial chromosome landing with fluorescence in situ hybridization

scientific article

An interyear comparison of CO2flux and carbon budget at a commercial-scale land-use transition from semi-improved grassland toMiscanthus x giganteus

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Bioenergy as a biodiversity management tool and the potential of a mixed species feedstock for bioenergy production in Wales.

scientific article

Bioenergy technology—balancing energy output with environmental benefits

scientific article published in July 2008

Breeding Miscanthus for Bioenergy

scientific article published on 25 April 2013

Breeding for Bio-ethanol Production in Lolium perenne L.: Association of Allelic Variation with High Water-Soluble Carbohydrate Content

scientific article

Chapter 15. Developing Miscanthus for Bioenergy

Characterisation of Nature-Based Solutions for the Built Environment

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

Characterisation of a cysteine protease cDNA from Lolium multiflorum leaves and its expression during senescence and cytokinin treatment.

scientific article published in June 2000

Characterization of chilling-shock responses in four genotypes of Miscanthus reveals the superior tolerance of M. x giganteus compared with M. sinensis and M. sacchariflorus

scientific article (publication date: May 2013)

Characterization of flowering time diversity in Miscanthus species

scientific article published in March 2011

Chlorophyll breakdown in Chlorella protothecoides: characterization of degreening and cloning of degreening-related genes

scientific article published in February 2000

Co-production of 11α-hydroxyprogesterone and ethanol using recombinant yeast expressing fungal steroid hydroxylases

scientific article published on 29 September 2017

Co-production of bioethanol and probiotic yeast biomass from agricultural feedstock: application of the rural biorefinery concept

scientific article

Co-production of ethanol and squalene using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae ERG1 (squalene epoxidase) mutant and agro-industrial feedstock.

scientific article published on 24 September 2014

Comparative analyses between lolium/festuca introgression lines and rice reveal the major fraction of functionally annotated gene models is located in recombination-poor/very recombination-poor regions of the genome.

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Consensus, uncertainties and challenges for perennial bioenergy crops and land use.

scientific article published on 27 November 2017

Construction and screening of BAC libraries made from Brachypodium genomic DNA.

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Construction of a Festuca pratensis BAC library for map-based cloning in Festulolium substitution lines.

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Construction of two Lolium perenne BAC libraries and identification of BACs containing candidate genes for disease resistance and forage quality

scientific article published on 17 November 2006

Contrasting geographic patterns of genetic variation for molecular markers vs. phenotypic traits in the energy grassMiscanthus sinensis

scientific article published on 30 November 2012

Could Miscanthus replace maize as the preferred substrate for anaerobic digestion in the United Kingdom? Future breeding strategies.

scientific article

Cross-species identification of Mendel's I locus

scientific article published in January 2007

Designing Biomass Crops with Improved Calorific Content and Attributes for Burning: a UK Perspective

scientific article published in 2010

Direct fermentation of fodder maize, chicory fructans and perennial ryegrass to hydrogen using mixed microflora

scientific article published on 29 May 2008

Diversification and use of bioenergy to maintain future grasslands

scientific article

Effect of nitrogen fertiliser application on cell wall composition in switchgrass and reed canary grass

scientific article published in May 2012

Endophytic bacteria in Miscanthus seed: implications for germination, vertical inheritance of endophytes, plant evolution and breeding

scientific article published on 23 May 2016

Energetic conversion of European semi-natural grassland silages through the integrated generation of solid fuel and biogas from biomass: energy yields and the fate of organic compounds

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Environmental costs and benefits of growing Miscanthus for bioenergy in the UK.

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Evolutionary hierarchies of conserved blocks in 5'-noncoding sequences of dicot rbcS genes

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Expanding the biomass resource: sustainable oil production via fast pyrolysis of low input high diversity biomass and the potential integration of thermochemical and biological conversion routes

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Exploring design principles of biological and living building envelopes: what can we learn from plant cell walls?

scientific article published on 21 November 2017

Expression of bacterial levanase in yeast enables simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of grass juice to bioethanol

scientific article published in January 2011

Expression, purification and use of the soluble domain of Lactobacillus paracasei beta-fructosidase to optimise production of bioethanol from grass fructans

scientific article published on 12 February 2010

Fermentation study on Saccharina latissima for bioethanol production considering variable pre-treatments

scientific article published on 21 October 2008

Flowering induction in the bioenergy grass Miscanthus sacchariflorus is a quantitative short-day response, whilst delayed flowering under long days increases biomass accumulation

scientific article published on 26 November 2012

From crop to model to crop: identifying the genetic basis of the staygreen mutation in the Lolium/Festuca forage and amenity grasses

scientific article published in December 2006

Functional Genomics of Forage and Bioenergy Quality Traits in the Grasses

scientific article published in 2009

Genetic relationships between spring emergence, canopy phenology, and biomass yield increase the accuracy of genomic prediction in Miscanthus

scientific article published on 12 October 2017

Genome biology of the paleotetraploid perennial biomass crop Miscanthus

scientific article published on 28 October 2020

Genome-wide association studies and prediction of 17 traits related to phenology, biomass and cell wall composition in the energy grass Miscanthus sinensis

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Genomic index selection provides a pragmatic framework for setting and refining multi-objective breeding targets in Miscanthus

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Genotypic and environmentally derived variation in the cell wall composition of Miscanthus in relation to its use as a biomass feedstock

scientific article published in May 2010

Genotypic variation in cell wall composition in a diverse set of 244 accessions of Miscanthus

scientific article published in November 2011

High resolution genetic mapping by genome sequencing reveals genome duplication and tetraploid genetic structure of the diploid Miscanthus sinensis

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Identification of an extensive gene cluster among a family of PPOs in Trifolium pratense L. (red clover) using a large insert BAC library

scientific article published on 20 July 2009

Identification of coincident QTL for days to heading, spike length and spikelets per spike in Lolium perenne L

Identification of genes involved in cell wall biogenesis in grasses by differential gene expression profiling of elongating and non-elongating maize internodes

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Identification of genes involved in the floral transition at the shoot apical meristem of Lolium perenne L. by use of suppression subtractive hybridisation

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Impact of Miscanthus x giganteus senescence times on fast pyrolysis bio-oil quality

scientific article published on 29 November 2012

Introgression mapping in the grasses.

scientific article published on January 2007

Isolation, identification and quantitation of hydroxycinnamic acid conjugates, potential platform chemicals, in the leaves and stems of Miscanthus×giganteus using LC–ESI-MSn

scientific article published in December 2011

Leaf senescence is delayed in maize expressing the Agrobacterium IPT gene under the control of a novel maize senescence-enhanced promoter

scientific article published in March 2004

Life cycle assessment of the integrated generation of solid fuel and biogas from biomass (IFBB) in comparison to different energy recovery, animal-based and non-refining management systems

scientific article published on 22 February 2012

Linkage mapping evidence for a syntenic QTL associated with flowering time in perennial C<sub>4</sub> rhizomatous grasses <i>Miscanthus</i> and switchgrass

scientific article published on 28 October 2020

Measurement of key compositional parameters in two species of energy grass by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

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Mineral concentrations in solid fuels from European semi-natural grasslands after hydrothermal conditioning and subsequent mechanical dehydration.

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Miscanthus as a feedstock for fast-pyrolysis: Does agronomic treatment affect quality?

scientific article published in August 2010

Models of floral pattern in detached flowers of Silene coeli-rosa (L) Godr. (Caryophyllaceae)

scientific article published in November 2002

Modification of nitrogen remobilization, grain fill and leaf senescence in maize (Zea mays) by transposon insertional mutagenesis in a protease gene

scientific article published on 8 November 2006

Modification of senescence in ryegrass transformed with IPT under the control of a monocot senescence-enhanced promoter.

scientific article published on 13 February 2004

Molecular cytogenetics and DNA sequence analysis of an apomixis-linked BAC in Paspalum simplex reveal a non pericentromere location and partial microcolinearity with rice

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Molecular tagging of a senescence gene by introgression mapping of a stay-green mutation from Festuca pratensis

scientific article published in March 2005

Morphological and Physiological Traits that Explain Yield Response to Drought Stress in Miscanthus

scientific article published on 14 August 2020

New opportunities for the exploitation of energy crops by thermochemical conversion in Northern Europe and the UK

scientific article published in April 2012

Nitrogen management and senescence in two maize hybrids differing in the persistence of leaf greenness: agronomic, physiological and molecular aspects

scientific article published on 12 April 2005

Non-structural carbohydrate profiles and ratios between soluble sugars and starch serve as indicators of productivity for a bioenergy grass

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Partial isolation of the genomic region linked with apomixis in Paspalum simplex

scientific article published on 17 July 2010

Partitioning of ecosystem respiration of CO2released during land-use transition from temperate agricultural grassland toMiscanthus×giganteus

scientific article published on 13 July 2016

Perennial biomass cropping and use: Shaping the policy ecosystem in European countries

scientific article published in 2023

Phenomics analysis of drought responses inMiscanthuscollected from different geographical locations

scientific article published on 30 September 2016

Phenotypic Variation in Senescence in Miscanthus: Towards Optimising Biomass Quality and Quantity

scientific article published on 3 March 2011

Potential sources of high value chemicals from leaves, stems and flowers of Miscanthus sinensis 'Goliath' and Miscanthus sacchariflorus

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Predicting future biomass yield in Miscanthus using the carbohydrate metabolic profile as a biomarker

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Press fluid pre-treatment optimisation of the integrated generation of solid fuel and biogas from biomass (IFBB) process approach

scientific article published on 17 July 2014

Progress in upscalingMiscanthusbiomass production for the European bio-economy with seed-based hybrids

article published in 2016

Progress on Optimizing Miscanthus Biomass Production for the European Bioeconomy: Results of the EU FP7 Project OPTIMISC

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Quantification of hydroxycinnamic acids and lignin in perennial forage and energy grasses by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and partial least squares regression

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Radiation capture and conversion efficiencies of Miscanthus sacchariflorus, M. sinensis and their naturally occurring hybrid M. × giganteus

scientific article published on 26 February 2016

Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) draft genome provides a platform for trait improvement

scientific article

Research Spotlight: The ELUM project: Ecosystem Land-Use Modeling and Soil Carbon GHG Flux Trial

scientific article published in March 2014

Review: Improving the Impact of Plant Science on Urban Planning and Design

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Scanning Electron Microscopy and Fermentation Studies on Selected Known Maize Starch Mutants Using STARGEN™ Enzyme Blends

scientific article published on 6 July 2011

Screening for potential co-products in a Miscanthus sinensis mapping family by liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry detection.

scientific article published on 2 June 2014

Seasonal Carbohydrate Dynamics and Climatic Regulation of Senescence in the Perennial Grass, Miscanthus

Seasonal variation in Laminaria digitata and its impact on biochemical conversion routes to biofuels.

scientific article published on 16 August 2011

Seasonal variation in the chemical composition of the bioenergy feedstock Laminaria digitata for thermochemical conversion.

scientific article

Synteny between a major heading-date QTL in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and the Hd3 heading-date locus in rice

scientific article published on 21 November 2003

Technical advance: single pollen typing combined with laser-mediated manipulation.

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The Genetic Control of Senescence Revealed By Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci

The Impact of Biomass Feedstock Composition and Pre-treatments on Tar Formation during Biomass Gasification

scientific article published on 6 January 2017

The control of chlorophyll catabolism and the status of yellowing as a biomarker of leaf senescence.

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The practical challenges of sustainable bioenergy deployment

scientific article published in November 2015

Thermal requirements for seed germination in Miscanthus compared with Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinaceae), Maize (Zea mays) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

scientific article published on 9 February 2011

Towards Miscanthus combustion quality improvement: the role of flowering and senescence

scientific article published on 30 September 2016

Variation in Miscanthus chemical composition and implications for conversion by pyrolysis and thermo-chemical bio-refining for fuels and chemicals

scientific article published in February 2011

Variation in canopy duration in the perennial biofuel crop Miscanthus reveals complex associations with yield

scientific article (publication date: May 2013)

What stay-green mutants tell us about nitrogen remobilization in leaf senescence.

scientific article

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