Phyto-safe in vitro regeneration and harnessing antimicrobial-resistant endophytes as bioinoculants for enhanced growth and secondary metabolites yield in Nilgirianthus ciliatus

• Published in: BMC plant biology Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 872 - 16
• Main Authors: Ram, Jeevan P S, Ramakrishnan, Rameshkumar, K, Pavan Kumar, Singh, Sudhir, R, Anitha Kumari, Govindan, Suresh, Selvaraj, Rathika, Manikandan, Ramesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 19.09.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: 16S rDNA gene sequencing; Acetic acid; Acid production; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Benzyladenine; Biodiversity; Bioinoculants; Biomass; Botanical research; Cancer; Conservation; Defense mechanisms; Endophytes; Endophytes - physiology; Explants; Fungicides; Growth; Growth (Plants); Herbal medicine; In vivo methods and tests; Indoleacetic acid; Inoculation; Metabolites; Microorganisms; Micropropagation; Nilgirianthus ciliatus; Organic acids; Pesticides; Pharmacology; Phosphates; Physiological aspects; Phytosterols; Plant growth; Plant growth-promotion; Plant layout; Plant metabolites; PPM-tolerant endophytic bacteria; Preservatives; Propagation; Proteolysis; Regeneration; Regeneration (Biology); Regeneration - drug effects; rRNA 16S; Secondary Metabolism - drug effects; Secondary metabolites; Solubilization; Squalene; Sustainability; Sustainable agriculture; Thin layer chromatography; Wildlife conservation; India; PPM-tolerant endophytic bacteria; Bacillus cereus; 16S rDNA gene sequencing; Bioinoculants; Sustainable agriculture; Nilgirianthus ciliatus; Plant growth-promotion; Endophytes; Acinetobacter pittii

Nilgirianthus ciliatus, extensively exploited for its pharmacological properties, is now classified as vulnerable. In vitro micropropagation offers a sustainable approach for ecological conservation and rational utilization of this biodiversity resource. This study aimed to reduce endophytes during...