In vitro propagation of sansevieria trifasciata and bioprospecting of bioactive molecules

Abstract

Nature and its nuances are believed to be the outcome of balances between various newlinepositive and negative forces prevalent on Mother Earth. With various climatic changes that newlinehave been coursing over the blue planet, since its inception, organisms have evolved their newlinepropensities of life by phenomena like adaptability, interdependence, parasitism, and symbiosis newlineto name a few that maintain their mutual coexistence despite the challenges with biotic and newlineabiotic stressors and as well with competitions from amongst them for small or big requisites newlineto maintain their life processes and expand their civilization. Plants are the ultimate source of newlinelife after water, and in line with the above, they equip with and/or evolved inherent and/or newlinegifted attributes to face nature s challenges. Besides being the principal food source, plants are newlinea source of numerous valued bio-actives, industrial raw materials, textiles, fibers, and newlinemedicinal entities which shaped modernity and ethnicity attributes of human civilization newlineglobally. Albeit this, the demands for not all these values equate with the production extent due newlineto various factors prevailing in nature. New normal exploiting technological and newlinebiotechnological advancements are highly sought to meet the demand vs supply challenges for newlineprospective translation and industrial mechanizability of these valued resources from plants. newlineThis doctoral thesis explores the field of plant tissue culture in the Sansevieria genus of newlineangiosperms, with a specific focus on Sansevieria trifasciata (ST). ST is a succulent plant newlinespecies belonging to the genus Sansevieria, which encompasses approximately 70 species of newlinemonocot angiosperms in the Asparagaceae family. Apart from their ornamental value, newlineSansevieria plants have been utilized for various purposes, including fiber crop production, newlinebio-composites, ethnomedicinal applications, and as a source of phytochemicals. The newlinecultivation of ST faces challenges due to limitations in natural breeding and conventional newlinepropagation methods, resulting in slow and p