%0 Journal Article
%T A Review of <i>Paulownia</i> Biotechnology: A Short Rotation, Fast Growing Multipurpose Bioenergy Tree
%A Niraj Kumarmangalam Yadav
%A Brajesh Nanda Vaidya
%A Kyle Henderson
%A Jennifer Frost Lee
%A Whitley Marshay Stewart
%A Sadanand Arun Dhekney
%A Nirmal Joshee
%J American Journal of Plant Sciences
%P 2070-2082
%@ 2158-2750
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajps.2013.411259
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<i><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Paulownia</span></i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span></i><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">is a
genus of fast</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">growing</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">multipurpose tree</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">species that </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">is</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> native to China. Due to
their rapid growth and value in the timber market, many </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Paulownia</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> species are cultivated in</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">several temperate zones
worldwide. Economic importance of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Paulownia </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">is increasing as new uses and related products are developed. It is also
suitable as a lignocellulosic feedstock crop for the bioethanol industry in the
Southeastern USA. A number of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Paulownia</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> species are valuable sources of secondary metabolites including flavonoids with
high antioxidant activities. A high demand for planting material in domestic
and international markets for afforestation and bioenergy production has
necessitated the development of efficient micropropagation protocols for rapid</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> mass
propagation of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Paulownia.</span></i></span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span></i><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Over the past several decades,
research on</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Paulownia</span></i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span></i><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">species</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">has been conducted to</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">develop
micropropagation,</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">
%K Micropropagation
%K Biofuel
%K Plant Growth Regulator
%K Regeneration
%K Somatic Embryogenesis
%K Transformation
%K Antioxidant Potential
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