Fig. 5

Vessel-specific expression of CSE in the cse-2 mutant background further improves saccharification efficiency. A Cellulose-to-glucose conversion during saccharification of the senesced stems of the wild type, cse-2 mutant and the cse-2 proVND7::CSE lines without pretreatment. The cellulose-to-glucose conversion was measured after 3, 24, 48, 72, and 240 h. B Relative glucose release per plant after 240 h of saccharification without pretreatment, normalized to the values of the wild type. Error bars indicate the standard deviation. Significant differences were assessed with one-way ANOVA, after Bartlett’s test, and the Tukey HSD was performed as post hoc test. Different letters represent significant differences (P < 0.05)