Duckweed: Beyond an Efficient Plant Model System

• Published in: Biomolecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 14; no. 6; p. 628
• Main Authors: Thingujam, Doni, Pajerowska-Mukhtar, Karolina M, Mukhtar, M Shahid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.05.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Adaptation; Alternative energy sources; Aquatic plants; Araceae - genetics; Araceae - metabolism; Bioaccumulation; Biodegradation, Environmental; Bioremediation; Chemical oxygen demand; Detoxification; duckweed; Environmental conditions; Genetic diversity; Genetic engineering; Genetically engineered organisms; Genomes; Genomics; Germplasm; Heavy metals; Leachates; Lemnaceae; Light; Metabolism; Models, Biological; Nitrates; Nitrogen; Nutrient uptake; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Physiology; Phytoremediation; plant model; Ponds; Review; Salinity; sustainability; transgenic; Wastewater treatment; transgenic; phytoremediation; sustainability; duckweed; plant model

Duckweed ( ) rises as a crucial model system due to its unique characteristics and wide-ranging utility. The significance of physiological research and phytoremediation highlights the intricate potential of duckweed in the current era of plant biology. Special attention to duckweed has been brought...