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Comprehensive Assessment of Houttuynia cordata Thunb., an Important Medicinal Plant and Vegetable Luo, Qing; Meng, Ping-Hong; Jiang, Da-Wei; Han, Zhong-Ming; Wang, Zhen-Hui; Tan, Guo-Fei; Zhang, Jian (Professor of biology)

Abstract

Houttuynia cordata Thunb., called Yuxingcao in Chinese, is an important medicinal plant and vegetable consumed in the southern regions of China. This review aims to summarize studies on the phyto-physiological chemistry, cytology, molecular biology, and genomics of H. cordata. Studies on the physiology and biochemistry of H. cordata have grown over the past few decades. Phenotypic and agronomic traits, tissue culture, elemental analysis, photosynthetic studies, bioactive compound identification, and antioxidant research have been reported. Molecular biological studies, such as those of molecular markers, microRNAs, DNA variations, protein variations, and transcriptomes have also advanced. Recent studies have focused on the rDNA and chloroplast genome of this plant. This review could serve as a basis to perform the genetic breeding, genomic advance, and cultivation of this valuable diversified plant resource for medicinal applications and vegetable production.

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Comprehensive Assessment of Houttuynia cordata Thunb., an Important Medicinal Plant and Vegetable
Creator
Luo, Qing; Meng, Ping-Hong; Jiang, Da-Wei; Han, Zhong-Ming; Wang, Zhen-Hui; Tan, Guo-Fei; Zhang, Jian (Professor of biology)
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Date Issued
2022-10-20
Description
Houttuynia cordata Thunb., called Yuxingcao in Chinese, is an important medicinal plant and vegetable consumed in the southern regions of China. This review aims to summarize studies on the phyto-physiological chemistry, cytology, molecular biology, and genomics of H. cordata. Studies on the physiology and biochemistry of H. cordata have grown over the past few decades. Phenotypic and agronomic traits, tissue culture, elemental analysis, photosynthetic studies, bioactive compound identification, and antioxidant research have been reported. Molecular biological studies, such as those of molecular markers, microRNAs, DNA variations, protein variations, and transcriptomes have also advanced. Recent studies have focused on the rDNA and chloroplast genome of this plant. This review could serve as a basis to perform the genetic breeding, genomic advance, and cultivation of this valuable diversified plant resource for medicinal applications and vegetable production.
Subject
H. cordata Thunb.; phyto-physiological chemistry; molecular biology; genome; gene
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2024-12-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
CC BY 4.0
DOI
10.14288/1.0447459
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/89853
Affiliation
Science, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan); Non UBC; Biology, Department of (Okanagan)
Citation
Agronomy 12 (10): 2582 (2022)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/agronomy12102582
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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