Technology with Short Cultivation Cycle for Production of Adventitious Roots as a Source of Valepotriates

Technology for production of adventitious roots from Valeriana jatamansi JONES, an threatened Himalayan medicinal and aromatic plant was developed as an alternate source of bioactive compounds. Presently, it is solely collected from wild. Hence, the developed technology will also help in reducing the dependency on natural habitat.

Market potential

Annual demand for Valeriana root is approximately about 2000 MT.

These roots contain valerenic acid and its derivatives that are used as tranquilizers in traditional as well as modern system of medicine around the world.

1. Sustainable process to generate in vitro adventitious root from Valeriana jatamansi independent of environmental and geographical barriers
2. Short in vitro cultivation cycle (40 days) as compared to natural habitat (24 months)
3. Novel metabolic profile owing to the presence of hydroxyvaleric acid