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2021-02-09Establishment of genetic transformation method in Paphiopedilum Maudiae by Agrobacterium-mediated ovary-injectionAuthor: ZENG Songjun E-mail: zengsongjun@scib.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22010084 Online time: 23 December 2020 Research team, leading by Prof. ZENG Songjun, from South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences recently made a breakthrough in establishing the genetic transformation method for Paphiopedilum. CeFT (Cymbidium ensifolium Flowering Locus T) gene has been successfully transformed into Paphiopedilum Maudiae by ovary injection.Read More
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2021-02-09Fenghwaia, a new monotypic genus of Rhamnaceae from ChinaAuthor: WANG Ruijiang E-mail: wangrj@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.171.57277 Online time: 06 Jan 2021 Field investigation made the taxonomic researchers from South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences find the new species Fenghwaia gardeniicarpa, belonging to the monotypic genus Fenghwaia of the family Rhamnaceae.Read More
The new species Fenghwaia gardeniicarpa is a treelet and grows in the seaside mountains of Jiangmen City, Guangd... -
2021-02-08Three new species of Saussurea were found in ChinaAuthor: CHEN Yousheng E-mail: yschen@scbg.ac.cn Paper link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/njb.02711; https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.452.3.7; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/njb.02711 Online time: November 2020 Compositae (Asteraceae) is one of the largest families of seed plants, with about 1600 genera, 25000 ~ 35000 species, widely distributed in the world. China has about 250 genera, about 2400 species. Saussurea is the largest genus of Compositae in China. Some species of Saussurea are the origin of Snow Lotus, a kind of famous traditional medicina...Read More
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2021-02-01Research Progress on Polysaccharide Biosynthesis and Regulation in Orchid Plant Dendrobium officinaleAuthor: YU Zhenming E-mail: zhenming311@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02811-8 Online time: 06 January 2021 Dendrobium officinale, as a time-honored tonic food and precious Chinese herbal medicine, is an epiphytic orchid plant, which grows on the trunks, cliffs or rocks, and usually faces up to diverse environmental stresses (e.g. cold and heat stress, and water deficit). Plant DNA methylation, a conserved and important epigenetic modification, depend...Read More
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2021-01-29Potential Mechanisms of Phosphorus Acquisition of Subtropical ForestsAuthor: WEN Dazhi E-mail: dzwen@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108099 Online time: 27 November 2020 Researchers from South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed a potential mechanism of phosphorus acquisition by plants during succession of subtropical forests, according to a research article recently published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry.Read More
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2021-01-27Lihengjia, a new genus of Asteraceae was publishedAuthor: CHRN Yousheng E-mail: yschen@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tax.12428 Online time: 11 January 2021 Dubyaea is a genus of about 15 species belonging to Asteraceae tribe Cichorieae subtribe Crepidinae. All species of Dubyaea are distributed in the Pan Himalayan region and its adjacent areas. Stebbins once believed that the genus Dubyaea had ancestral groups of some widely distributed genera of tribe Cichorieae. Based on molecular phylogenetic s...Read More
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2021-01-26Study reveals how radial growth responses of two dominant conifers to climate in Central AsiaAuthor: KANG Jian E-mail: kangj@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108297 Online time: 2021-1-1 As a pivotal component of terrestrial biomes, forest ecosystems play a vital role in climate regulation, the hydrologic cycle and carbon sequestration. The boreal forest of the Holarctic is one of the earth’s largest biomes and is also one of the ecosystems that is most sensitive to climate change. This region is also the source of rivers in ma...Read More
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2021-01-25Research progress on accumulation and regulation of flavonol in Dendrobium plantAuthor: YU Zhenming E-mail: zhenming311@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-020-01599-6 Online time: 06 January 2021 Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo, which is a perennial herbaceous herb native to south and southeast Asia, belongs to the Orchidaceae. D. officinale stems are commonly used as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine to restore physical vitality, as it contains many beneficial compounds such as flavonoids, polysaccharides, and alkaloids.Read More
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