Arabidopsis thaliana plants (IMAGE)

Stockholm University

Arabidopsis thaliana plants

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What happen when plants are unable to produce enough lignin? Below is a comparison of two Arabidopsis thaliana plants with normal lignin levels versus drastically reduced lignins. Reduction of 95% in overall lignin levels leads to small, sterile plants that produce far less biomass. Photo: Emiko Murozuka

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Emiko Murozuka

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