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Table 2 Production of some plant secondary metabolites under various in vivo growth condition of plants

From: Stress and defense responses in plant secondary metabolites production

Secondary metabolite

Plant source(s)

Tissue analyzed

Growth condition

Reference(s)

Artemisinin

Artemesia annua

Whole seedling (treated and control)

Salt, drought and water logging

[350]

Camptothecin

Camptotheca acuminata

Seedlings

Nitrogen, drought and anti-transpiration agents

[125, 128]

Codeine

Papaver somniferum

Plantlets

Drought stress

[260]

Rosmarinic acid

Salvia miltiorrhiza

Leaves, roots and aclimatized plantlet shoots

Hydroponic culture

[351]

Rohitukine

Dysoxylum binectariferum

Seedling (roots, collar region of stem and young leaves)

Normal

[352]

Stevioside

Stevia rebaudiana

Leaves (dried)

Hydroponic culture, salt stress

[353,354,355]

Allicin

Allium sativum

Whole plant

Pot experiment on light effect

[356]

Andrographolide

Andrographis paniculata

Leaves and stem

Open field experiment with plant populations

[357]

Resveratrol

Grapes, Groundnut

Leaves, shoot, roots and whole plant

Numerous

[358, 359]

Betalain pigments

Caryophyllales members

Different plant parts

Different growth condition

[360]

Saikosaponins

Bupleurum chinense

1-year-old plants, plants

Drought, watering and re-watering, fertilization

[294, 361]

Hyoscyamine and scopolamine

Atropa belladonna extracts

32-week-old dried root

Irrigation in greenhouse experiment

[362]

Capsaicin

Capsicum sp.

Fruits

Salinity-induced stress

[363]

Sennosides

Cassia augustifolia

Pre-, post and flowering plants

Pot culture experiment

[364]

Indole alkaloids

Catharanthus roseous

Leaves

Greenhouse under binary stress-induced condition

[365]

Asiaticoside and madecassoside

Centella asiatica

Leaves (post-harvest)

Low temperature and water dehydration

[366]

Valepotriates

Valeria species

All organs

Normal growth condition (Iran)

[367]

Rutin

Dimorphandra mollis

All plant parts at different growth stages

Normal, drought, flooding and salinity

[368]

Furanocoumarins

Bituminaria bituminosa

Leaves dry matter and fruits

Field conditions and hydroponics

[369]

Glycyrrhyzin

Glycyrrhyza glabra

Plants at seedling and adult stage, stolons

Drought stress

[370]

Zealexins and kauralexins

Maize

Roots

Drought stress

[371]