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Morphological Characterization and DNA Barcoding of Duckweed Species in Saudi Arabia

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PLANTS-BASEL
卷 10, 期 11, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants10112438

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duckweeds; identification; morphological; DNA barcoding; phylogenetic analysis

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  1. Deanship of Scientific Research in King Saud University
  2. initiative of the DSR Graduate Students Research Support (GSR)

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This study investigated ten duckweed isolates from different regions in Saudi Arabia and identified Lemna gibba as a dominant species in many regions, with L. gibba, L. minor, and L. punctata being the most widely distributed species in the country. Variations in morphological traits were observed among the clones, suggesting potential diversity within the duckweed species in the studied areas. Further research on adaptability, molecular genetics, and functional genomics is needed for the commercial utilization of these species in Saudi Arabia.
Duckweeds, or Lemnaceae, are widespread aquatic plants. Morphology-based identification of duckweed species is difficult because of their structural complexity. Hence, molecular tools provide significant advantages for characterizing and selecting species or clones for sustainable commercial use. In this study, we collected and characterized ten duckweed isolates from nine different regions in Saudi Arabia (SA). Based on the morphological characterization and phylogenetic analysis of intergenic spacer sequences of chloroplast DNA using six barcoding markers, the clones were classified into three genera, represented by seven species: Lemna gibba L., Lemna minor L., Lemna japonica Landolt, Lemna aequinoctialis Welw., Lemna perpusilla Torr., Spirodela polyryiza (L.) Schleid., and Landoltia punctate G. Mey. Lemna gibba was revealed to be a distinct dominant duckweed species in many regions of SA. Five barcoding markers showed that L. gibba, L. minor, and L. punctata were the most widely distributed species in the country. However, L. punctata, L. perpusilla, and S. polyryiza were the dominant species in the Al-Qassim, Madinah-1, and Madinah-2 regions, respectively. Moreover, the morphological traits revealed variations for these clones, relative to other studied duckweed clones. According to the results obtained in this study, three out of six plastid markers (trnH-psbA, matK, and atpF-atpH) helped to identify the dominant duckweed species in Saudi Arabia. Further evaluation based on adaptability, molecular genetic studies, and functional genomics is needed for these species to be used at the commercial level in Saudi Arabia.

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