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Morphogenesis, Genetic Stability, and Secondary Metabolite Production in Untransformed and Transformed Cultures
In addition to the primary metabolites, plants produce a vast number of chemically diversified economically valuable secondary metabolites (SMs) in... -
Role of Trichoderma spp. in Biocontrol of Plant Diseases
Crop losses incurred by major plant pathogens, fungi, bacteria, nematodes and viruses are in a surge. The detrimental impacts of current disease... -
Mass Production Methods, Markets, and Applications of Chitosan and Chitin Oligomer as a Biostimulant
Global organic food demand is increasing as consumers understand about the problems of the food grown under conventional farming. In the current... -
Interplay of transcription factors orchestrating the biosynthesis of plant alkaloids
Plants produce a range of secondary metabolites primarily as defence molecules. A plant has to invest considerable energy to synthesise alkaloids,...
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Bayesian Network Basics
This chapter provides the basic concepts involved in Bayesian reasoning and Bayesian network models. It discusses procedures for building Bayesian... -
Elicitation Effects on Some Secondary Metabolites and Antioxidant Activity in Callus Cultures of Allium jesdianum Boiss. & Buhse.: Methyl Jasmonate and Putrescine
Allium jesdianum Boiss. & Buhse. is the most important species of the Amaryllidaceae family with various pharmacological properties. Three subsequent...
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Metabolic stimulation of phenolic biosynthesis and antioxidant enzyme response in dark germinated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) sprouts using bioprocessed elicitors
Sprouting and seed elicitor treatments stimulate the biosynthesis of health relevant phenolic bioactives in plants partly by upregulating...
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Application of MF3 Microbial Recombinant Protein in Refolding of Plant Chitinase
AbstractExpression of recombinant proteins is important for studying their biological functions. For the primary description of protein properties,...
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Rhizosphere Bacteria and Rhizobacterial Formulations: Small Weapons in the Big Battle of Plant Disease Management
Global food security continues to be threatened by plant pests and diseases. While chemical pesticides are conventionally used to combat these pests... -
Approaches for Modeling and Optimization of the Secondary Metabolite Production by Plant Biotechnology Methods
The production of secondary metabolites on a large scale by plant biotechnology methods is achievable by optimizing cells, tissues, and plant organs... -
Phytoalexins in Orchids
The plant kingdom harbors a number of chemicals called phytoalexins, as natural products, which are secreted temporarily whenever plants are attacked... -
Differential gene responses in different varieties of pomegranate during the pathogenesis of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae
Bacterial blight (BB) caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae ( Xap ) is the major scourge in pomegranate cultivation leading to an extensive...
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Metabolic Engineering of Rice Cells with Vanillin Synthase Gene (VpVAN) to Produce Vanillin
Vanillin production by metabolic engineering of proprietary microbial strains has gained impetus due to increasing consumer demand for naturally...
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Advances in Production of Medicinal Mushrooms Biomass in Solid State and Submerged Bioreactors
Production of mushroom fruit bodies using farming technology could hardly meet the increasing demand of the world market. During the last several... -
Protective Role of Copper Oxide-Streptomycin Nano-drug Against Potato Brown Rot Disease Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum
Potato plants can be infected by different bacterial diseases, among them, the potato brown rot disease, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum . The...
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Biotechnological approaches in management of oomycetes diseases
Plant pathogenic oomycetes cause significant impact on agriculture and, therefore, their management is utmost important. Though conventional methods...
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A Literature Update on Strategies for Harnessing and Conserving the Bioactive Phytochemicals from Tinospora cordifolia: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects
Tinospora cordifolia (Family Menispermaceae), commonly known as “Guduchi,” is an extensively used medicinal plant in modern as well as traditional... -
Increased Carbazole Alkaloid Accumulation in Clausena harmandiana Callus Culture by Treatments of Biocontrol Agent, Trichoderma harzianum and Bacillus subtilis
Clausena harmandiana (Pierre) Guillaumin is the Thai medicinal plant that possessed several pharmacological activities. The main active constituents...
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Microbiome engineering and plant biostimulants for sustainable crop improvement and mitigation of biotic and abiotic stresses
Globally, despite the intense agricultural production, the output is expected to be limited by emerging infectious plant diseases and adverse impacts...
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Role of Oomycete Elicitors in Plant Defense Signaling
Plant pathogenic microbes, the oomycetes, have the remarkable ability to manipulate morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes in their...