Table 2.
Production of some plant secondary metabolites under various in vivo growth condition of plants
| 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 | [353–355] |
| 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] |