Effect of Elicitors on Morpho-Physiological Performance and Metabolites Enrichment in Valeriana jatamansi Cultivated Under Aeroponic Conditions.

ABSTRACT: The use of new agricultural technologies such as soilless and aeroponic cultivation systems is a valuable approach to medicinal plant production. The present study investigated the prospects of enhancing yield and secondary metabolite production in Valeriana jatamansi under aeroponic cultivation using elicitors, such as yeast extract and methyl jasmonate. Plants were evaluated by measuring growth parameters, photosynthetic rate, and secondary metabolites contents (on a dry weight basis). Maximum plant height (36.83 cm), leaf number (17.67), rootlet number (37.33), and rootlet length (6.90 cm) were observed at 0.5 mg/L yeast extract treatment; whereas treatment levels of 1.5 mg/L yeast extract and 150 µM methyl jasmonate resulted in maximum leaf length (6.95 cm) and leaf width (5.43 

SUBMITTER: Partap M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7561395 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature