R & D Center for Energy Plants, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China.
Environ Manage. 2010 Oct;46(4):579-89. doi: 10.1007/s00267-010-9443-0. Epub 2010 Feb 17.
China is rich in energy plant resources. In this article, 64 plant species are identified as potential energy plants in China. The energy plant species include 38 oilseed crops, 5 starch-producing crops, 3 sugar-producing crops and 18 species for lignocellulosic biomass. The species were evaluated on the basis of their production capacity and their resistance to salt, drought, and/or low temperature stress. Ten plant species have high production and/or stress resistance and can be potentially developed as the candidate energy plants. Of these, four species could be the primary energy plants in China: Barbados nut (Jatropha curcas L.), Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.), sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.). We discuss the use of biotechnological techniques such as genome sequencing, molecular markers, and genetic transformation to improve energy plants. These techniques are being used to develop new cultivars and to analyze and manipulate genetic variation to improve attributes of energy plants in China.
中国拥有丰富的能源植物资源。本文鉴定了中国 64 种具有开发潜力的能源植物，包括 38 种油料作物、5 种淀粉作物、3 种糖料作物和 18 种木质纤维素生物质能源植物。这些能源植物是根据其产能和对盐、干旱和/或低温胁迫的抗性来评估的。有 10 种植物具有高产能和/或抗逆性，可作为潜在的能源植物进行开发。其中，有 4 种植物可能成为中国的主要能源植物：麻疯树（Jatropha curcas L.）、菊芋（Helianthus tuberosus L.）、甜高粱（Sorghum bicolor L.）和芒属植物（Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.）。我们讨论了利用基因组测序、分子标记和遗传转化等生物技术来改良能源植物。这些技术正被用于开发新的品种，并分析和操纵遗传变异，以改良中国能源植物的特性。
