Hairy roots, a plant disease caused by Agrobacterium rhizogenes, show distinctive features
such as high growth rate, unlimited branching, and biochemical and genetic stability. Hairy …

High stability of the production of secondary metabolites is an interesting characteristic of
hairy root cultures. For 25 years, hairy roots have been investigated as a biological system …

In the last years, hairy root (HR) cultures are gaining attention in the biotechnology industry.
This particular plant cell culture derives from explants infected with Agrobacterium …

Hairy roots (HRs) are differentiated cultures of transformed roots generated by the infection
of wounded higher plants with Agrobacterium rhizogenes. This pathogen causes the HR …

Abstract “Hairy root” systems, obtained by transforming plant tissues with the “natural genetic
engineer” Agrobacterium rhizogenes, have been known for more than three decades. To …

This chapter provides a brief overview of the molecular biology of hairy root formation. It
summarises the value of hairy root cultures as a tissue culture tool for secondary metabolite …

Plants are a rich source of valuable secondary metabolites. Plant cell culture technologies
developed in the past as possible tools for secondary metabolites production. In most cases …

The growing scale of plant-based chemicals for industrial use has generated considerable
interest in developing methods to meet their desired production levels. Among various …

Hairy roots derived from the infection of a plant by Rhizobium rhizogenes (previously
referred to as Agrobacterium rhizogenes) bacteria, can be obtained from a wide variety of …

In the past three decades, hairy roots research for the production of valuable biological
active substances has received a lot of attention. The addition of knowledge to enhance the …