Abstract:

More and more attentions are paid to Acer resources for their characteristics as ornamental trees, lumber trees, medicinal plants. In order to explore such a precious resource of Acer to China, the research advances of Acer were summarized, including the aspects of resource investigation, propagation technology, genetic basis, introduction and domestication. Economic values of Acer were concluded as ornamental trees, lumber trees, medicinal plants. In future, people paid attention to collect and protect the gene resources, introduction and domestication, integrative research and development utilization, and in order to realize rational utilization and detailed research of plant resources.