Induction of hairy roots in Perovskia abrotanoides Karel, a medicinally important member of the Lamiaceae family, was

evaluated using different strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes and various carbon sources. An efficient Agrobacteriummediated...

inoculated with Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain ATCC 15834. The infected explants cultured on solid hormone-free MS medium in the dark for 48h at 25 °C. To prove the transformed nature of hairy root lines, PCR-analysis was performed with the use...

Perovskia abrotanoides Karel. (Lamiaceae), which is known locally as Barazambal in Iran, is a medicinal plant containing some important pharmaceutical secondary metabolites such as diterpenoid tanshinones and phenolic ...

Agrobacterium rhizogenes causes hairy root disease in plants. These hairy roots are genetically stable and grow rapidly. Transformed hairy roots of Hyoscyamus muticus induced by the bacterium can produce tropane alkaloids in trace amounts...