Shah Kamran, Chen Jiayi, Chen Jiaxuan, Qin Yonghua
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Sep 12;24(18):13986. doi: 10.3390/ijms241813986.
Pitaya ( spp.) is a member of the cactus family that is native to Central and South America but is now cultivated throughout the sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world. It is of great importance due to its nutritional, ornamental, coloring, medicinal, industrial, and high consumption values. In order to effectively utilize and develop the available genetic resources, it is necessary to appreciate and understand studies pertaining to the usage, origin, nutrition, diversity, evaluation, characterization, conservation, taxonomy, and systematics of the genus . Additionally, to gain a basic understanding of the biology of the plant, this review has also discussed how biotechnological tools, such as cell and tissue culture, micropropagation (i.e., somatic embryogenesis, organogenesis, somaclonal variation, mutagenesis, androgenesis, gynogenesis, and altered ploidy), virus-induced gene silencing, and molecular marker technology, have been used to enhance pitaya germplasm.
火龙果（多种）是仙人掌科的一员，原产于中美洲和南美洲，但现在在世界亚热带和热带地区均有种植。由于其营养、观赏、着色、药用、工业和高消费价值，它具有重要意义。为了有效利用和开发现有的遗传资源，有必要认识和理解与该属的用途、起源、营养、多样性、评估、特征描述、保护、分类学和系统学相关的研究。此外，为了对该植物的生物学有基本的了解，本综述还讨论了生物技术工具，如细胞和组织培养、微繁殖（即体细胞胚胎发生、器官发生、体细胞克隆变异、诱变、雄核发育、雌核发育和染色体倍性改变）、病毒诱导的基因沉默和分子标记技术，是如何用于改良火龙果种质的。
