Even in modern times, the popularity level of medicinal plants and herbal medicines in
therapy is still high. The World Health Organization estimates that 80% of the population in …

Bamboos represent an emerging forest resource of economic significance and provide an
avenue for sustainable development of forest resources. The development of the …

Rhododendron delavayi Franch. is globally famous as an ornamental plant. Its distribution in
southwest China covers several different habitats and environments. However, not much …

DNA metabarcoding provides great potential for species identification in complex samples
such as food supplements and traditional medicines. Such a method would aid Convention …

DNA barcoding has been proposed as a useful tool for forensic wood identification and
development of a reliable DNA reference library is an essential first step. Xylaria (wood …

Abstract Conventional Sanger Sequencing for authentication of herbal products is difficult
since they are mixture of herbs with fragmented DNA. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) …

Quality and quantity of DNA extracted from wood is important for molecular identification of
wood species, which can serve for conservation of wood species and law enforcement to …

Main conclusion ITS2+ trnH-psbA was the best combination of DNA barcode to resolve the
Dalbergia wood species studied. We demonstrate the feasibility of building a DNA barcode …

Main conclusion A method for extraction of wood DNA and a strategy for designing high-
resolution barcodes for wood were developed. Ycf1b was the prioritized barcode to resolve …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis has recently transformed and modernized biodiversity
monitoring. The accurate detection, and to some extent quantification, of organisms …