In vitro CULTURE AND CALLUS PRODUCTION IN TWO IMPORTANT ASIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS-Gloriosa superba ...

We've been using medicinal plants since the Middle Ages. Humans have been using their medicinal properties well before either unintentionally or intentionally finding them. These medicinal plants have been over-exploited to the point of extinction, with some becoming critically endangered.

As a result of this situation, scientists devised a technique known as somatic embryogenesis, which clones the plant without undergoing fertilisation or altering its genetic material, and produces it in large quantities. This helps to protect the endangered plant species by encouraging others to benefit from its medicinal properties.

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