Secondary metabolites micropropagation

Plant tissue culture technique is one of the promising tools to ensure sustainable use of plant resources. There are three main strategies used in the biotechnological application of medicinal plants. The first is micropropagation for mass production of nurseries, the second is synthetic/artificial production of secondary metabolites of medicinal value and the third is molecular breeding for crop improvement. 

In the next chapter, micropropagation, production of useful secondary metabolites by in vitro culture and transformation of medicinal plants by Agrobacterium for alternative sources of pharmaceuticals are described with special reference to ipecac plants. 

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