Medicinal Plant Biotechnology for Ameliorated Secondary Metabolite Production
- 1st Edition - May 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Saikat Gantait, Jayoti Majumder, Sudhir Singh, Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Language: English
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Medicinal Plant Biotechnology for Ameliorated Secondary Metabolite Production offers important insights into the latest approaches for enhancing and optimizing the beneficial aspects of these important plants. It encompasses micropropagation, cell-culture methodologies, genetic transformation, genome editing, analysis of secondary metabolites with chromatograph, and the preservation of plant genetic resources. Biological technologies encompass a broad range of techniques that can be used in different fields of environmental science, agriculture and the development of medicines. The potential benefits include enhanced plant protection, genetic engineering, tissue culture, bioprocessing, and genome editing for enhancing secondary metabolites. In addition to their use in treating conditions, medicinal plants contribute to biodiversity, conservation, and economic development. They are valued for their secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds. This book in the *Medicinal and Industrial Plants and Products* series presents the latest information across a broad spectrum of plant biotechnology, advancing understanding of approaches to ensure plant health improvement.
- Explores opportunities for sustainable production and therapeutic innovation of secondary metabolites
- Addresses the specific complexities of biological technologies for medicinal plants
- Highlights the conservation of germplasm and their multiplication, coupled with chromatographic analysis
Academics, postdoctoral students, and researchers in botany, molecular biology, medicinal chemistry
1. Unlocking biotechnological strategies for improving plant architecture, productivity, resilience, and advancements in therapeutics
2. Collaborative endeavours across borders: a global perspective on biotechnology of medicinal plants
3. Exploring world flora of medicinal plants unveiling their secondary metabolites and bioactive compound
4. Micropropagation of medicinal plants: a promising approach to conserve phytomedicines
5. Significance of somatic embryogenesis for regenerates and genetic improvement in medicinal plants
6. In vitro mutagenesis technique predicting multi-fold phytochemicals of medicinal plants
7. Systematic enhancement of secondary metabolites through cell suspension culture in medicinal plants
8. Elicitor intervention for enhanced secondary metabolites and bioactive molecule production
9. Artificial induction of in vitro polyploidy for amelioration of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants
10. Genetic transformation aiding Rhizobium spp. for augmented secondary metabolites in medicinal plants
11. Bioreactor: a rapid approach for secondary metabolites fabrication in medicinal plants
12. Development of synthetic seeds for conservation, storage and exchange of medicinal plants
13. Cryo-conservation of plant genetic resources focusing endangered medicinal plants
14. Integration of multi-omics techniques for genetic improvement of medicinal plants
15. In silico approaches on production of secondary metabolites and their utilization
16. Chromatographic evaluation of secondary metabolites for therapeutics refinement and analysis
17. Integral biotechnological approaches for in vitro production secondary metabolites: Major bottlenecks and their elucidation
2. Collaborative endeavours across borders: a global perspective on biotechnology of medicinal plants
3. Exploring world flora of medicinal plants unveiling their secondary metabolites and bioactive compound
4. Micropropagation of medicinal plants: a promising approach to conserve phytomedicines
5. Significance of somatic embryogenesis for regenerates and genetic improvement in medicinal plants
6. In vitro mutagenesis technique predicting multi-fold phytochemicals of medicinal plants
7. Systematic enhancement of secondary metabolites through cell suspension culture in medicinal plants
8. Elicitor intervention for enhanced secondary metabolites and bioactive molecule production
9. Artificial induction of in vitro polyploidy for amelioration of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants
10. Genetic transformation aiding Rhizobium spp. for augmented secondary metabolites in medicinal plants
11. Bioreactor: a rapid approach for secondary metabolites fabrication in medicinal plants
12. Development of synthetic seeds for conservation, storage and exchange of medicinal plants
13. Cryo-conservation of plant genetic resources focusing endangered medicinal plants
14. Integration of multi-omics techniques for genetic improvement of medicinal plants
15. In silico approaches on production of secondary metabolites and their utilization
16. Chromatographic evaluation of secondary metabolites for therapeutics refinement and analysis
17. Integral biotechnological approaches for in vitro production secondary metabolites: Major bottlenecks and their elucidation
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Saikat Gantait
Saikat Gantait is an assistant professor in genetics & plant breeding, as well as a plant breeder in the Crop Research Unit, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV) (State Agricultural University). Following completion of his PhD in Biotechnology from BCKV, he gained advanced research experience leading a group to conduct fruitful research while working as a research associate in a DBT (Govt. of India)-funded project, followed by working as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has guided/co-guided multiple MSc and PhD students. His 15-year research works so far include molecular markers, plant tissue culture, polyploidy-induction, short-term (encapsulation/synthetic seed) and long-term (cryopreservation) conservation of medicinal and ornamental plant germplasms. In addition, he serves as an Editorial Board Member for several journals from Springer Nature, Elsevier, and Frontiers. Dr. Gantait has reviewed more than 400 manuscripts as an ad-hoc reviewer in more than 65 different eminent journals from Springer, Elsevier, Taylor and Francis, PLoS, and Wiley, among others. Dr. Gantait was awarded with a Post-Doc fellowship from MOHE, Malaysia, and successfully completed a 2-year advanced training at University Putra Malaysia on plant tissue culture and germplasm conservation. His name has been included in the list of Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2023) by Stanford University. To date, Dr. Gantait has published >160 articles/chapters/books in peer-reviewed journals and books (with a cumulative SCI Impact Factor of >325 and >4500 Google Scholar citations), mostly as the first/senior author.
Affiliations and expertise
Crop Research Unit (Genetics and Plant Breeding), Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, IndiaJM
Jayoti Majumder
Jayoti Majumder is an assistant professor in floriculture and landscaping at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya. She has been working in the field of Floriculture and Landscaping for more than 11 years very effectively and made a measurable impact as a passionate floriculturist for all fields related to flower nutraceuticals, secondary metabolites, edible flowers, floral pigment, flower preservation, application of nanotechnology in floriculture and in phytoremediation through aquatic ornamentals. She was appointed as a Scientist under ICAR-DFR, Pune, India, where she was engaged in germplasm conservation, breeding of marigold, tube-rose and annual flower crops, post-harvest and value addition of flowers. She is also engaged in activities related to underutilized edible flowers and their characterization for nutraceutical properties, adding value to flowers through the extraction of natural pigments and utilizing them for food coloring. While serving under Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal, India, she guided multiple MSc and PhD students under her supervision. Her research works have been published in more than 30 papers in reputed national and international journals along with several popular/technical articles and bulletins. With the understanding of the administrative gradation, she has organized one national seminar and one international webinar in Horticulture. She is deliberately working for the upliftment of tribal and rural communities by enhancing their knowledge on ornamental crops cultivation and other extension activities through All India Radio and regional newspapers to make growers aware of new technological interventions in flower crops. She is an active member of several science academies and societies such as IAHS, SPH, and CWSS and is an editorial board member of JCW and SPH.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, IndiaSS
Sudhir Singh
Sudhir Singh joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) as a scientist in 2003 and has been working in the field of plant secondary metabolites and transgenic research since then. He completed his PhD from Mumbai University (Botany) and worked as a ‘Visiting Scientist’ at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), South Korea, from 2011 to 2013. Dr. Singh has successfully demonstrated the use of plant hairy root systems to understand the remediation of xenobiotics. He has developed transgenic plants with an improved accumulation of essential micronutrients such as Zn & Cu and may find use in phytofortification purposes. Currently, he is working on ‘enhancing camptothecin (a prominent anti-cancer compound) content in plants using various ‘OMICS’ approaches. Dr. Singh is a Review Editor for Frontiers in Plants Sciences (Plant abiotic stress section). He reviewed several manuscripts in prominent journals from Springer, Elsevier and PLoS.
Affiliations and expertise
Plant Biotechnology Section, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, IndiaSS
Sanjay Kumar Singh
Sanjay Kumar Singh is deputy director General (Horticultural Science) at ICAR, India. His research contributions include development of commercial protocol for micropropagation and bio-hardening using arbuscular mycorrhizae in horticultural crops like grape, citrus, pomegranate, and their rootstocks for growing in saline conditions; micropropagation protocols in mango, guava, papaya, apple, custard apple, rose, carnation, gladiolus, lilium, chrysanthemum etc. He has identified and released four promising seedless grape hybrids (Pusa Aditi, Pusa Trishar, Pusa Swarnika, and Pusa Purple Seedless) and two varieties each in mango (Pusa Deepshikha and Pusa Manohari) and guava (Pusa Aarushi 7 Pusa Pratiksha). He is currently working on transcriptomics and functional genomics of the mango fruit. Dr. Singh has published over 275 research papers, 13 books, and 55 book chapters. He is a member of the International Society of Horticultural Science (Belgium) and life-member of over 45 national scientific societies and academies.
Affiliations and expertise
Deputy Director General (Horticultural Science), ICAR, India