Somatic Embryogenesis of Representative Medicinal Trees in South America—Current Status
Human society is currently facing a growing demand for forest resources, which causes overexploitation and endangers biodiversity. In this regard, it is important to be aware that 10% of trees across the world are used in traditional and modern medicine. South America has the greatest diversity, wit...
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| author | Raluca A. Mihai Erly J. Melo Heras Eliza A. Pinto Valdiviezo Iván A. Espinoza Caiza Nelson S. Cubi Insuaste Jean Pierre Mejía Rodica D. Catana Mirela M. Moldoveanu Larisa I. Florescu |
| author_facet | Raluca A. Mihai Erly J. Melo Heras Eliza A. Pinto Valdiviezo Iván A. Espinoza Caiza Nelson S. Cubi Insuaste Jean Pierre Mejía Rodica D. Catana Mirela M. Moldoveanu Larisa I. Florescu |
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| description | Human society is currently facing a growing demand for forest resources, which causes overexploitation and endangers biodiversity. In this regard, it is important to be aware that 10% of trees across the world are used in traditional and modern medicine. South America has the greatest diversity, with 40% of tree species in the world. The aim of our review consists of the assessment of the state of the art of micropropagation through somatic embryogenesis of representative medicinal trees in South America and of targeting the tree species that should be prioritized for conservation plans. From a total of 23,631 tree species from Central and South America, 31 are extinct, 7047 are threatened, and 1434 are possibly threatened. In this sense, in order to conserve them, various strategies are applied both in situ and ex situ. The application of in vitro multiplication protocols represents effective ways both in conservation and in the sustainable use of resources in order to obtain secondary metabolites of interest. Somatic embryogenesis is a well-known method in woody multiplication. According to the VOSviewer analyses, very few studies were available concerning aspects of somatic embryogenesis in medicinal trees. From the 10 representative species selected in our study, somatic embryogenesis protocols were established for 3 species, only for conservation purpose, not for secondary metabolites production. The development of protocols focused on obtaining secondary metabolites of medicinal trees will allow for the obtainment of valuable plant material as a non-invasive alternative. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0fcaac9c7eb4976a42bf26b96e040942023-11-19T16:33:14ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072023-10-011410206610.3390/f14102066Somatic Embryogenesis of Representative Medicinal Trees in South America—Current StatusRaluca A. Mihai0Erly J. Melo Heras1Eliza A. Pinto Valdiviezo2Iván A. Espinoza Caiza3Nelson S. Cubi Insuaste4Jean Pierre Mejía5Rodica D. Catana6Mirela M. Moldoveanu7Larisa I. Florescu8CICTE, Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Universidad de Las Fuerzas Armadas—ESPE, Av. General Rumiñahui s/n y, Sangolqui 171103, EcuadorCICTE, Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Universidad de Las Fuerzas Armadas—ESPE, Av. General Rumiñahui s/n y, Sangolqui 171103, EcuadorCICTE, Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Universidad de Las Fuerzas Armadas—ESPE, Av. General Rumiñahui s/n y, Sangolqui 171103, EcuadorCICTE, Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Universidad de Las Fuerzas Armadas—ESPE, Av. General Rumiñahui s/n y, Sangolqui 171103, EcuadorCICTE, Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Universidad de Las Fuerzas Armadas—ESPE, Av. General Rumiñahui s/n y, Sangolqui 171103, EcuadorCICTE, Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Universidad de Las Fuerzas Armadas—ESPE, Av. General Rumiñahui s/n y, Sangolqui 171103, EcuadorInstitute of Biology Bucharest of Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, 060031 Bucharest, RomaniaInstitute of Biology Bucharest of Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, 060031 Bucharest, RomaniaInstitute of Biology Bucharest of Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, 060031 Bucharest, RomaniaHuman society is currently facing a growing demand for forest resources, which causes overexploitation and endangers biodiversity. In this regard, it is important to be aware that 10% of trees across the world are used in traditional and modern medicine. South America has the greatest diversity, with 40% of tree species in the world. The aim of our review consists of the assessment of the state of the art of micropropagation through somatic embryogenesis of representative medicinal trees in South America and of targeting the tree species that should be prioritized for conservation plans. From a total of 23,631 tree species from Central and South America, 31 are extinct, 7047 are threatened, and 1434 are possibly threatened. In this sense, in order to conserve them, various strategies are applied both in situ and ex situ. The application of in vitro multiplication protocols represents effective ways both in conservation and in the sustainable use of resources in order to obtain secondary metabolites of interest. Somatic embryogenesis is a well-known method in woody multiplication. According to the VOSviewer analyses, very few studies were available concerning aspects of somatic embryogenesis in medicinal trees. From the 10 representative species selected in our study, somatic embryogenesis protocols were established for 3 species, only for conservation purpose, not for secondary metabolites production. The development of protocols focused on obtaining secondary metabolites of medicinal trees will allow for the obtainment of valuable plant material as a non-invasive alternative.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/10/2066conservationendangeredforest<i>Myrcianthes pungens</i>propagationregeneration |
| spellingShingle | Raluca A. Mihai Erly J. Melo Heras Eliza A. Pinto Valdiviezo Iván A. Espinoza Caiza Nelson S. Cubi Insuaste Jean Pierre Mejía Rodica D. Catana Mirela M. Moldoveanu Larisa I. Florescu Somatic Embryogenesis of Representative Medicinal Trees in South America—Current Status Forests conservation endangered forest <i>Myrcianthes pungens</i> propagation regeneration |
| title | Somatic Embryogenesis of Representative Medicinal Trees in South America—Current Status |
| title_full | Somatic Embryogenesis of Representative Medicinal Trees in South America—Current Status |
| title_fullStr | Somatic Embryogenesis of Representative Medicinal Trees in South America—Current Status |
| title_full_unstemmed | Somatic Embryogenesis of Representative Medicinal Trees in South America—Current Status |
| title_short | Somatic Embryogenesis of Representative Medicinal Trees in South America—Current Status |
| title_sort | somatic embryogenesis of representative medicinal trees in south america current status |
| topic | conservation endangered forest <i>Myrcianthes pungens</i> propagation regeneration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/10/2066 |
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