Proteomics of Bamboo, the Fast-Growing Grass

Molecular identification of bamboo genera and species based on RAPD-RFLP markers

“…Bamboos (sub-family Bambusoidae, family Poaceae) comprise approximately 1290 species, which are naturally distributed all over the world (Hamzah et al 2016). Most of the species richness is found in Pacific Asia and South America (Bystriakova et al 2003;Das et al 2008).…”

“…The combination of fast growth, natural vegetative propagation and their adequacy for several products makes bamboos suitable for replacing other perennial and woody species for various industrial applications (Bonilla et al 2010;Hamzah et al 2016).…”

A GLANCE AT MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF BAMBOO (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)

“…The Bambusoideae subfamily consists of both herbaceous or Olyreae tribe and woody bamboos or the Bambuseae tribe (Ram, Thiruvengadam, & Vinod, 2007). Bamboo comprises approximately 1,290 species, which are naturally distributed worldwide (Hamzah, Hakeem, & Ibrahim, 2016). There is a rich abundance of bamboo species in the Asia-Pacific and South America (Bystriakova, Kapos, Lysenko, & Stapleton, 2003;Das, Bhattacharya, Singh, Filgueiras, & Pal, 2008).…”

“…It may be a valuable resource for energy because of its fast growth rate (5 -7 years to mature) and potential fuel characteristics (Bystriakova et al, 2003). The combination of fast-growing, natural vegetative propagation and their adequacy for making several products makes bamboo ideal for various industrial applications to replace other perennials and woody plants (Bonilla, Guarnetti, Almeida, & Giannetti, 2010;Hamzah et al, 2016). The traditional phenotypic approach for identifying bamboo species, however, is very complicated, leading to controversy over the classification based on their peculiar vegetative process and flowering characteristics (Isagi et al, 2004;Ramakrishnan et al, 2020;Sharma et al, 2008).…”