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Abstract
More than two centuries since the birth of the botanist Matthias Jacob Schleiden, who first described many duckweed (Lemnaceae) species, interest in these small aquatic monocots is still alive. Lemnaceae have high biomass production capacity and can be used as animal feed and in human nutrition. Efficient transformation protocols and available genome data for several Lemnaceae species make them an ideal model system for research into biosynthesis and physiology of sterols and/or steroids in plants, especially monocots. Here we emphasize how studies using duckweed species can address current problems in plant physiology, with a strong focus on sterol and steroid biology in monocots. Further, we discuss how this knowledge can be translated to solve agricultural and industrial problems.
植物学家马蒂亚斯·雅各布·施莱登（Matthias Jacob Schleiden）首次描述了许多浮萍（Lemnaceae）物种，自他诞生两个多世纪以来，人们对这些小型水生单子叶植物的兴趣仍然存在。lemleaceae具有较高的生物量生产能力，可作为动物饲料和人类营养。有效的转化方案和可获得的基因组数据使其成为研究植物，特别是单子叶植物中甾醇和/或类固醇生物合成和生理的理想模型系统。在这里，我们强调如何利用浮萍物种的研究可以解决当前植物生理学的问题，重点关注单子叶植物的固醇和类固醇生物学。此外，我们还讨论了如何将这些知识转化为解决农业和工业问题。
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Plant Biology is an international journal of broad scope bringing together the different subdisciplines, such as physiology, molecular biology, cell biology, development, genetics, systematics, ecology, evolution, ecophysiology, plant-microbe interactions, and mycology.
Plant Biology publishes original problem-oriented full-length research papers, short research papers, and review articles. Discussion of hot topics and provocative opinion articles are published under the heading Acute Views. From a multidisciplinary perspective, Plant Biology will provide a platform for publication, information and debate, encompassing all areas which fall within the scope of plant science.
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