The application of DNA molecular markers in conservation of the rare and endangered medicinal plants.
- Author:
Zhi-Feng YAN
1
;
Ben-Gang ZHANG
;
Zhao ZHANG
;
Tian-Rui XIA
Author Information
1. Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100094, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Conservation of Natural Resources;
Genetic Markers;
Minisatellite Repeats;
Pharmacognosy;
Plants, Medicinal;
classification;
genetics;
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2005;30(24):1885-1889
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In this paper, the advance in DNA molecular markers techniques in recent years was reviewed. The application of DNA markers in conservation of the rare and endangered medicinal plants was explicated, of which included identification of germ-plasm resource, determination of the habitats unite which should be protected in situ, sampling strategies of ex-situ conservation, evaluation of the conservation effects of the rare and endangered medicinal plants, as well as elucidation of their endangered mechanism etc. The information could help drawing up conservation strategies and conservation measures for references.
