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Tissue Culture Response of Ornamental and Medicinal Aesculus Species-A Review

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PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11030277

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aescin; androgenesis; Aesculus; genetic transformation; hairy roots; shoot organogenesis; somatic embryogenesis; secondary somatic embryogenesis

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  1. Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia [451-03-9/2021-14/200007]

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Species of the genus Aesculus, such as horse chestnut, have medicinal uses and can be used for the treatment of venous insufficiency. Various in vitro propagation methods have been established for mass production of embryos and shoots, including somatic embryogenesis and shoot organogenesis. Additionally, an efficient method for cryopreservation of embryogenic tissue has been developed to ensure constant availability of the plant material.
Species of the genus Aesculus are very attractive woody ornamentals. Their organs contain numerous health-promoting phytochemicals. The most valuable of them-aescin-is used in commercial preparations for the treatment of venous insufficiency. The industrial source of aescin is horse chestnut seeds because the zygotic embryos are the main site of its accumulation. Horse chestnut somatic and zygotic embryos contain similar amount of aescin, hence somatic embryos could be exploited as an alternative source of aescin. Somatic embryogenesis, androgenesis and de novo shoot organogenesis were successfully achieved in several Aesculus species, as well as secondary somatic embryogenesis and shoot organogenesis, which enables mass production of embryos and shoots. In addition, an efficient method for cryopreservation of embryogenic tissue was established, assuring constant availability of the plant material. The developed methods are suitable for clonal propagation of elite specimens selected as the best aescin producers, the most attractive ornamentals or plants resistant to pests and diseases. These methods are also useful for molecular breeding purposes. Thus, in this review, the medicinal uses and a comprehensive survey of in vitro propagation methods established for Aesculus species, as well as the feasibility of in vitro production of aescin, are presented and discussed.

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