Elicitation is a possible aid to overcome various difficulties associated with the large‐scale
production of most commercially important bioactive secondary metabolites from wild and …

Higher plants undergo a variety of stresses and to combat those stresses they acclimatize
themselves by producing diverse secondary metabolites. These secondary metabolites also …

A wide range of external stress stimuli trigger plant cells to undergo complex network of
reactions that ultimately lead to the synthesis and accumulation of secondary metabolites …

Plants are regarded as resources to obtain various industrially important compounds such
as pharmaceutical, agrochemical and aromatic products which are produced in their roots …

Purpose: The profitable production of some important plant-based secondary metabolites
(ginsenosides, saponins, camptothecin, shikonins etc.) in vitro by gamma irradiation is a …

Piriformospora indica, a root endophytic fungus, has been shown to enhance biomass
production and confer tolerance to various abiotic and biotic stresses in many plant hosts. A …

Hairy roots (HRs) are highly branched adventitious roots generated by the infection of plants
with Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Due to the fast growth rate, genetic stability, strong …

Background Productivities of bioactive compounds in high-value herbs and medicinal plants
are often compromised by uncontrollable environmental parameters. Recent advances in …

Malaria is one of the severe infectious diseases that has victimized about half a civilization
billion people each year worldwide. The application of long-lasting insecticides is the main …

Salvia miltiorrhiza is known for tanshinones and salvianolic acids, which have been shown
to have a protective effect against ROS, especially for cardiovascular diseases and other …