Tissue Culture Techniques and Medicinal Plants

Enhancing Propagation and Production

Azamal Husen, Manu Pant

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781032555584
• eBook ISBN: 9781040227404
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Botany
• Index: Biological Sciences

Nature is the most potent source of cure and care. With the advent of the 'herbal renaissance,' the dependence on medicinal plants has increased in all spheres ranging from their use as raw material for medicinal, nutraceutical, cosmetic preparations, and food. The tissue culture technique has proven to be extremely advantageous not only for large-scale propagation of medicinal plants in a limited space and time, but also for conservation, storage for prolonged use, genetic improvement, and metabolite production.

This book describes in detail the different methods of plant tissue culture that have been employed for the mass production of medicinal plants. The chapters on methods of organogenesis, embryogenesis, haploid plant production, virus-free medicinal plant production, and so forth will be of interest to a wide range of readers. Dedicated chapters on the tissue culture of high-altitude medicinal plants, cannabis and so on are some of the book's highlights. The book also discusses the implementation of advanced biotechnological interventions such as the production of phytochemicals, cryopreservation, nanotechnology, and bioinformatics in medicinal plant studies.

With contributions from world-leading specialists in plant tissue culture, the knowledge presented in this book will aid in the translation of plant tissue culture techniques for the production and improvement of medicinal plants. The information presented has the potential to be utilized for commercial production and formulations.

Key features:

• Comprehensive guide for tissue culture systems as potential methods for the production of clones, new varieties, improved germplasms, haploids, and in vitro preservation of medicinal plants
• Elaborates on standardization of in vitro systems for propagation and transplantation of important medicinal plants and enhanced secondary metabolite production
• Enriches the understanding of advanced technologies like cryopreservation, bioinformatics, and nanotechnology in medicinal plants tissue culture

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half-Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Preface
• About the Editors
• List of Contributors
• Chapter 1 Tissue Culture Techniques for Medicinal Plant Propagation
• Chapter 2 Tissue Culture–Mediated Interventions in High-Altitude Himalayan Medicinal Plants
• Chapter 3 Large-Scale Propagation of Medicinal Trees through Tissue Culture Techniques: Its Significance, Challenges and Applications
• Chapter 4 Advances in Micropropagation of Cannabis sativa L.: A Multipurpose Medicinal Plant
• Chapter 5 Physicochemical Factors and Their Significance in the Propagation of Medicinal Plants
• Chapter 6 Nutrient Medium and Its Fortification for In Vitro Cultivation of Medicinal Plants
• Chapter 7 Somaclonal Variations for Improvement in Medicinally Active Plant Species
• Chapter 8 Plant Tissue Culture as an Effective Tool for Virus-Free Medicinal Plant Production
• Chapter 9 Somatic Embryogenesis: A Pathway to Conservation and Medical Advancement
• Chapter 10 Haploid Plant Production and Its Applications for Medicinal Plants
• Chapter 11 Synthetic Seed Technology for the Conservation of Medicinal Plants
• Chapter 12 Silicon Nanoparticles (SiNPs)–Mediated Morpho-histochemical Improvements in the Micropropagation of Medicinal Plants
• Chapter 13 Cryogenic Conservation of Medicinal Plants: Importance and Techniques
• Chapter 14 Optimization of Secondary Metabolites Production in Medicinal Plants
• Chapter 15 Nanotechnological Interventions in Medicinal Plant Tissue Culture
• Chapter 16 Bioinformatics and Its Applications in Plant Tissue Culture
• Index