8Genome Editing Approaches for Trait Improvement in the Hairy Root Cultures of the Economically Important Plants
Pravin Prakash1, Rakesh Srivastava1, Ajay Kumar1, Gurminder Kaur2, and Praveen Chandra Verma1
1 Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR‐NBRI), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Institute of Bioscience and Technology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
8.1 Introduction
The in vitro culture of hairy roots is a highly effective approach for the enhanced production of plant secondary metabolites. The secondary metabolites play a variety of functions during the plant growth and developmental stages. Several plant secondary metabolites are utilized by the pharmaceutical as well as other industries for the production of drugs, cosmetics, dyes, fragrances, flavors, nutrition, and dietary supplements. Therefore, there are enormous scientific curiosities as well as industrial implications of the ...
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