monocot genome sequenced to date (Chap. 8). It describes the current
genomics applications of these findings (genotyping by sequencing in Chap.
11; small RNA in Chap. 16) and the strategies to obtain new genome
sequences within the family (Chap. 6). Finally, Chap. 18 is devoted to deeper
insights and future perspective of using the duckweed genome information
for duckweed research and applications.
It has been a great privilege to work with colleagues of the duckweed
research community on this book. We are grateful to all the authors for their
contribution in writing chapters of high quality. We are also thankful to the
reviewers (Dr. Olaf Barth and Dr. Wiebke Zschiesche from Martin Luther
University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany and Dr. Hien Le Thu from Institute
of Genome Research, Vietnam) for helping us in improving the quality of the
chapters. The editors would like to express our sincere thanks to Prof.
Chittaranjan Kole, Editor-in-Chief, of the Genome Compendium Series for
cordial inviting us to contribute on this important masterpiece as well as to
Springer, in general, Naresh Kumar Mani and Praveen Anand Sachidanandam, in particular, for constant help and support in publication and promotion of this book. We also appreciate and recognize cooperation and moral
support from our family members for sparing us precious time for writing
and editorial work.
We hope that our efforts in compiling the information on different aspects
of duckweed will help the duckweed research and application community in
enhancing better understanding about the duckweed biology and developing
an extensive resource for biotechnological applications. This book will also
benefit students, scientists both in academia and industry, and policy-makers
in updating their knowledge on the importance and recent advances of
duckweeds as an aquatic plant model.
Halle (Saale), Germany
Xuan Hieu Cao
Piscataway, USA
Paul Fourounjian
Shanghai, China
Wenqin Wang
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genomics applications of these findings (genotyping by sequencing in Chap.
11; small RNA in Chap. 16) and the strategies to obtain new genome
sequences within the family (Chap. 6). Finally, Chap. 18 is devoted to deeper
insights and future perspective of using the duckweed genome information
for duckweed research and applications.
It has been a great privilege to work with colleagues of the duckweed
research community on this book. We are grateful to all the authors for their
contribution in writing chapters of high quality. We are also thankful to the
reviewers (Dr. Olaf Barth and Dr. Wiebke Zschiesche from Martin Luther
University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany and Dr. Hien Le Thu from Institute
of Genome Research, Vietnam) for helping us in improving the quality of the
chapters. The editors would like to express our sincere thanks to Prof.
Chittaranjan Kole, Editor-in-Chief, of the Genome Compendium Series for
cordial inviting us to contribute on this important masterpiece as well as to
Springer, in general, Naresh Kumar Mani and Praveen Anand Sachidanandam, in particular, for constant help and support in publication and promotion of this book. We also appreciate and recognize cooperation and moral
support from our family members for sparing us precious time for writing
and editorial work.
We hope that our efforts in compiling the information on different aspects
of duckweed will help the duckweed research and application community in
enhancing better understanding about the duckweed biology and developing
an extensive resource for biotechnological applications. This book will also
benefit students, scientists both in academia and industry, and policy-makers
in updating their knowledge on the importance and recent advances of
duckweeds as an aquatic plant model.
Halle (Saale), Germany
Xuan Hieu Cao
Piscataway, USA
Paul Fourounjian
Shanghai, China
Wenqin Wang
xii
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