2008年
Tree biotechnology of tropical acacia
Plant Biotechnology
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- 巻
- 25
- 号
- 3
- 開始ページ
- 309
- 終了ページ
- 313
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.25.309
- 出版者・発行元
- Japanese Society for Plant Cell and Molecular Biology
To establish a sustainable society, forest biomass or lignocellulosic biomass, which is the most abundantly accumulated biomass resource, plays an important role. Therefore it is critically important to establish systems for sustainable production of forest biomass, especially tropical forest resources. Forest tree biotechnology will play a very important role in such systems. Following the completion of whole genome sequence of Populus, tree bioscience and biotechnology have entered into "post-genomic era". However, although tropical Acacia is one of the most important tropical plantation tree in Indonesia and Malaysia, its biotechnology is still at a primitive stage. Because the Acacia mangium genome sequence data base is far beyond the ability of university laboratories, it is important to construct expressed-sequence tag (EST) data bases for Acacia. A. mangium EST data bases are quite useful for identifying genes that are possibly involved in the expression of a given trait, and can be exploited to detect Acacia genes which are orthologous to those of other model plants that are involved in secondary xylem formation. In addition, establishing efficient systems for in vitro regeneration of transformed Acacia and identification of genes and metabolites responsible for expression of commercially important traits are indispensable for genetic modification of the species. Importantly, these activities must be done to benefit global environment conservation and social welfare of local communities. In this review, the current status of Acacia biotechnology is outlined.
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.25.309
- ISSN : 1347-6114
- ISSN : 1342-4580
- SCOPUS ID : 46849108329