Large-Scale Plant Production of Lycium barbarum L. by Liquid Culture in Temporary Immersion System and Possible Application to the Synthesis of Bioactive Substance

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 7; p. 844
• Main Authors: Ruta, Claudia, De Mastro, Giuseppe, Ancona, Simona, Tagarelli, Anna, De Cillis, Francesca, Benelli, Carla, Lambardi, Maurizio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 04.07.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Antioxidants; Bark; Biomass; Bioreactors; Commercialization; Flavonoids; Flowers & plants; Food; goji; Herbal medicine; Immersion; large-scale production; Liquid culture; Lycium barbarum; Multiplication; Phenolic compounds; Phenols; Physiology; Plant production; PlantformTM bioreactor; Rooting; Semisolids; Shoots; Submerging; total flavonoids; total phenols; Traditional Chinese medicine

Goji (Lycium barbarum L.) has recognized nutritive and antioxidant properties and many products are commercialized for health in food market. Besides its food use, goji has been the subject of more than 2000 years of traditional Chinese medicine, using berries, root bark, and leaves. Here, the poten...