Telling Duckweed Apart:Genotyping Technologies for the Lemnaceae  

作　　者：Klaus J.Appenroth Nikolai Borisjuk Eric Lam 

机构地区：[1]University of Jena,Institute of General Botany and Plant Physiology [2]Plant Biology and Pathology,Rutgers State University of New Brunswick

出　　处：《应用与环境生物学报》2013年第1期1-10,共10页Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology

摘　　要：The family of Lemnaceae,commonly called duckweed,comprise five genera and 37 species of aquaticmonocotyledonous plants that are endemic to lakes,ponds and brackish water bodies on most continents. They are angiospermsthat have the highest biomass production rate and have been used to remediate wastewater from both municipal andindustrial sources. With these attractive features,duckweed is poised to be a novel agricultural platform that can complementcurrent terrestrial crops. In addition,their remarkable ability to adapt to diverse climates and conditions may provide newunderstanding of stress tolerance and genome adaptability mechanisms. However,one of the first challenges facing theseapplications is to establish reliable and rapid methods for identification of closely related strains that may have very differentbehaviour or properties. This review article summarizes the state of the arts for this endeavour and provides the outlook for thisquest in the near future.The family of Lemnaceae,commonly called duckweed,comprise five genera and 37 species of aquaticmonocotyledonous plants that are endemic to lakes,ponds and brackish water bodies on most continents. They are angiospermsthat have the highest biomass production rate and have been used to remediate wastewater from both municipal andindustrial sources. With these attractive features,duckweed is poised to be a novel agricultural platform that can complementcurrent terrestrial crops. In addition,their remarkable ability to adapt to diverse climates and conditions may provide newunderstanding of stress tolerance and genome adaptability mechanisms. However,one of the first challenges facing theseapplications is to establish reliable and rapid methods for identification of closely related strains that may have very differentbehaviour or properties. This review article summarizes the state of the arts for this endeavour and provides the outlook for thisquest in the near future.

关 键 词：RAPD ISSR AFLP 环境生物学 

分 类 号：Q949[生物学—植物学]