Biodiversity is adversely affected by the growing levels of synthetic chemicals released into
the environment due to agricultural activities. This has been the driving force for embracing …

Plants need to counter continuous threats posed by the environment, such as pathogen
attacks (fungi, viruses, insects, nematodes) and harsh physical conditions (drought, salinity …

Main conclusion Plant tissue culture as an important tool for the continuous production of
active compounds including secondary metabolites and engineered molecules. Novel …

Medicinal plants have historically proven their value as a source of molecules with
therapeutic potential, and nowadays still represent an important pool for the identification of …

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 …

Plant in vitro cultures represent an attractive and cost-effective alternative to classical
approaches to plant secondary metabolite (PSM) production (the “Plant Cell Factory” …

Bioactive compounds (eg, flavonoids, phenolics acids, alkaloids and carotenoids) are
commercially-valued products, due to their wide array of applications in the medical …

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

Synthetic dyes are by far the most widely applied colourants in industry. However,
environmental and sustainability considerations have led to an increasing efforts to …

Stilbenes are a small family of polyphenolic secondary metabolites that can be found in
several distantly related plant species. These compounds act as phytoalexins, playing a …