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Advances in Transformed Root Cultures for Root Biofactory and Phytoremediation Research

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At the beginning of the last century, the hairy root syndrome, an infection disease which affects mainly dicotyledonous plants, caused significant losses in vineyards and fruit nurseries. About three decades ago, Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformations became a valuable platform to study the biosynthesis of plant-derived metabolites. Today genetically transformed root cultures have become increasingly attractive and cost-effective alternative to classical approaches for the mass production of value-added metabolites and therapeutic molecules. In addition, hairy roots have also shown an enormous potential in phytoremediation processing, which opened up a new window for their utilization to decontaminate polluted environments. This chapter overviews recent development in hairy root culture field, focusing on their induction, bioprocessing aspects, and phytoremediation approaches, and outlines the existing perspectives for commercialization of hairy root-based processes.

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  1. Institute of Botany, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg 20b, 01062, Dresden, Germany

    Jutta Ludwig-Müller

  2. Arkansas Biosciences Institute and College of Agriculture and Technology, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 72401, USA

    Jianfeng Xu

  3. Department of Molecular Biology, FCEFQyN, National University of Río Cuarto, Ruta 36 Km 601, 5800, Río Cuarto, (Cba), Argentina

    Elizabeth Agostini

  4. Department of Applied Biotechnologies, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd, 4000, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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Ludwig-Müller, J., Xu, J., Agostini, E., Georgiev, M.I. (2014). Advances in Transformed Root Cultures for Root Biofactory and Phytoremediation Research. In: Morte, A., Varma, A. (eds) Root Engineering. Soil Biology, vol 40. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54276-3_18

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