Lifang Wu
Institute of Technical Biology & Agriculture Engineering, CAS
Title: The plant regeneration and genetic improvement of Sapium sebiferum ----An important bioenergy tree
Biography
Biography: Lifang Wu
Abstract
Sapium sebiferum Roxb., a monoecious deciduous tree of the Euphorbiaceae family, is an economically important multipurpose woody plant species in tropical and subtropical regions. Considering the huge potential of this species for ornamental, biomass and biodiesel-producing, it is essential for S. sebiferum to establish high efficient plant tissue culture procedures which can be used for large-scale propagation and genetic improvement. We have established high efficient plant regeneration systems through different pathways by using different parts of S. sebiferum as explants. And based on those plant regeneration systems, we have established a high efficient genetic transformation system. Our results provide critical information for the propagation and the genetic improvement of S. sebiferum.