Journal of Plant Physiology & PathologyISSN: 2329-955X

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Adventious root culture in Rauvolfia serpentina: An alternative source for bioactive constituent production


Naseem Ahmad

Aligarh Muslim University, India

: J Plant Physiol Pathol

Abstract


Plants play an important role in the daily life of every person throughout the world as they provide basic need from food, clothing, and shelter to healthcare. They are proved to be an excellent source of biologically active compound and thus widely used in pharmaceutical industries. About 85% of traditional medicine composition and approximately 40% of modern pharmaceutical drugs are derived or at least partially derived from natural resources. Now-a-days expanding awareness on health hazards and toxicity associated with indiscriminate use of synthetic drugs has enhanced the interest in the use of herbal drugs. Most of the medicinal plants are not cultivated rather they are collected from wild plants which imposes a great threat to the natural resources. For the present study, the selected medicinal plants, Rauvolfia serpentina (Apocynaceae), composed of number of biologically active compounds mainly obtained from the roots. The present investigation have been carried out for the production of adventitious root by the manipulation of various hormone (Auxins) concentrations under in vitro condition which provides an alternative approach for the improvement and enhancement of biologically active compounds. This can help in providing a base for the conservation of R. serpentina by reducing pressure on its natural population. In addition, root biomass production, accumulation and quantification of secondary metabolite studies in selected medicinal plant have been studied in the light of different plant growth regulators.

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