The stems of Dendrobium officinale are widely used as tonic medicine and health food in China. In this study, the stem of three D. officinale cultivars were sequenced and analysis using RNA-seq.
Dendrobium officinale samples in different geographic areas in China were analyzed. ITS region of rRNA genes of samples were amplified and sequenced using Illumina Miseq NGS.
Orchidaceae is the second largest family among angiosperms and the largest branch of monocot. Dendrobium is the third largest genus of Orchidaceae and Dendrobium catenatum is a highly favored orchid,