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Recent Progress in the Molecular Investigations of Yellow Horn (Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge)

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Yellow horn (Xanthoceras sorbifolia bunge) is a small endemic oilseed energy plant native to the northern part of China, which can survive in desert, semi-arid and arid environment, and therefore has important economic, environmental and ecological value for biodiesel production, agricultural production and ecological restoration. With the increased concerns on the energy shortage and ecological environment change, yellow horn has won worldwide attention in recent years. However, the systematic molecular analysis of yellow horn using the advanced molecular biological techniques still remain limited. Considering this, we summarized the recent advances in the investigations of yellow horn at molecular level and discussed the future research directions and prospects. This review would provide guidance and open new horizons towards the futuristic development and prospects for further exploitation and utilization of yellow horn.

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This work was funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Chinese Central Universities (grant number 2572018AA28); National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 31901114, 31870486); Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (grant number LH2019C039); Innovative Research Projects for Postgraduates of Harbin University of Commerce (YJSCX2018-484HSD).

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    Yanhe Lang

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    Yuan Sun, Yajie Feng, Zheng Qi & Miao Yu

  3. College of Life Science, Changchun Normal University, Chang Chun, Jilin Province, China

    Kai Song

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Lang, Y., Sun, Y., Feng, Y. et al. Recent Progress in the Molecular Investigations of Yellow Horn (Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge). Bot. Rev. 86, 136–148 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12229-020-09224-0

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