Biotechnology of fibrous flax in Europe and China

摘要: Abstract Flax, being an ancient crop, has performed a significant role throughout human history. The principal use of flax was industrial, manufacturing textiles from fiber and paints varnishes oil. However, in the last decades decline cultivation been observed. Nevertheless, recently renewed interest products noticed. This is due to research findings suggesting that raw material provides variety industrial health benefits. Flax oil characterized by high content linolenic acid (ω-3 group) increasingly used as diet supplement protecting against atherosclerosis. gains more applications, like automobile construction industries recyclable composite material. Unique fibers are equipped, genetic engineering, with polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) since they compatible synthetic polymers (polypropylene polystyrene) facilitate their biodegradability. PHB-fiber embedded polylactide may also serve scaffold for tissue engineering shown be useful biodegradable implant. soluble insoluble becoming nutrition. According experimental data found literature, changes gene expression can lead cell wall structure alterations various plant species. modifications aimed at genes different fibrous species have based on knowledge about mechanism formation model (e.g. Arabidopsis, poplar, tobacco). Considering genomic (flax genome sequence) encoding transcription factors control polymer biosynthesis among potential targets manipulations. As biological information widely available, researchers diverse biotechnological approaches order enhance quality fibers. Fiber subject employing either conventional or approaches, manipulating native introducing novel polymeric compounds, number scientific publications. For example, numerous studies emphasized lignin controlling secondary formation. In other studies, it reported stem targeted PHB strongly affects mechanical properties. New approach modification oligonucleotides remodel methylation thus finally improvement reported. present study summarizes recent progress biotechnology breeding Europe China, two top producers. It concluded classical methods supported technology accelerate efficiency improved yield ‘new’ flax.