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The human population depends on plants, not only for its staple foods, but also for various chemicals derived from them. The phytochemicals of importance may be drugs, food additives, and a range of other chemicals needed for various end uses. The developments in modern biology have made it possible to exploit the productivity of plants in a desired manner, and also to modify then suitably. Despite the progress made in chemical synthesis, we still depend upon plant sources for a number of compounds, either because of complexities in chemical synthesis or because of their assured safety and in some cases for economic considerations. Moreover, due to the enormous population explosion the emphasis has been laid on increasing staple food crops, as a result land available for cultivation of plants for phytochemicals is diminishing. In the above context, it is relevant to develop alternative methods of production of phytochemicals by cell culture technology.
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Ravishankar, G.A., Venkataraman, L.V. (1991). Production of important phytochemicals through plant cell cultures and scale-up operations: Limitations and prospects. In: Prakash, J., Pierik, R.L.M. (eds) Horticulture — New Technologies and Applications. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3176-6_39
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