Genetic improvement in drought tolerance in rice is the key to save water for sustainable
agriculture. Drought tolerance is a complex trait and involves interplay of a vast array of genes. …

Vanilla is the world’s most popular flavour extracted from the pods of Vanilla planifolia orchid.
It is a mixture of ~ 200 compounds but its characteristic flavour and fragrance primarily …

Taxus cell suspension culture is a sustainable technology for the industrial production of
paclitaxel (Taxol®), a highly modified diterpene anti-cancer agent. The methyl jasmonate (MJ)-…

Plant cell suspension culture (PCSC) has emerged as a viable technology to produce plant
specialized metabolites (PSM). While Taxol® and ginsenoside are two examples of …

Triacylglycerols (TAGs) are highly reduced energy storage molecules ideal for biodiesel
production. Microalgal TAG biosynthesis has been studied extensively in recent years, both at …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious concern in pathogenic bacteria. As a new
approach to addressing AMR, we report here the green synthesis of vanillin capped gold …

To meet the challenges of climate change, exploring natural diversity in the existing plant
genetic resource pool as well as creation of new mutants through chemical mutagenesis and …

Abscisic acid (ABA) plays an important role in plant development and adaptation to abiotic
stresses. The pyrabactin resistance-like (PYL) gene family has been characterized as …

Key message Methyl jasmonate elicitation of Taxus cultures enhances paclitaxel accumulation,
but represses growth by inhibition of cell cycle progression. Growth repression is evident …

Productivity enhancement approaches, such as elicitation can overcome the limitations of
low metabolite(s) yield in in vitro plant cell culture platforms. Application of biotic/abiotic …