Table 1.1 Detailed effects of elicitors on different plants and secondary metabolites
SN Types of
elicitation
Description of elicitors Accumulated
secondary metabolites
Reference
1
Abiotic
Arachidonic acid,
Jasmonic acid
Flavonoid and
polyphenolic
compounds in Triticum
aestivum L.)
Hassini et al.
(2019)
2
Methyl jasmonate,
Salicylic acid
Benzylisoquinoline
flavonoids in Thymus
vulgaris, Chelidonium
majus and
Petroselinum crispum
Hesketh et al.
(2002)
3
Methyl jasmonate,
Salicylic acid
Triterpenoid in
Centella asiatica
Hiroaki et al.
(2012)
4
Salicylic acid,
Hydrogen peroxide
Affinin contents in
Heliopsis longipes
Jensen et al. (2014)
5
Lanthum (La
3+ )
Hypocrellin A content
in Shiraia bambusicola
Jesionek et al.
(2018)
6
Salicylic acid, Methyl
jasmonate, Citric acid,
Ascorbic acid
Steviosides in Stevia
rebaudiana Bertoni
calli
Jiao et al. (2018)
7
Light
Total phenolic and
flavonoid contents in
Stevia rebaudiana
Kalli et al. (2020)
8
Gamma rays
Phenolic compounds
and naphtodiantrones
in Hypericum
triquetrifolium Turra
Kawakita and Doke
(1994)
9
Streptomycin,
Activated charcoal and
Etephon
3-O-glucosyl
resveratrol and
phenolic compound in
Vitis vinifera
Kazmi et al .(2019)
10
Salicylic acid
Alkaloid in marine
microalgae Arthrospira
platensis
Khan et al. (2018)
11
Salicylic acid, Methyl
jasmonate and
Methionine
Chlorogenic acid and
Sinapic acid in
Broccoli plant
Kleinwachter et al.
(2015)
12
Methyl jasmonate,
Phenyl acetic acid and
Melatonin
Steviol glycoside in
Stevia rebaudiana
Lena (2012)
13
High intensity
ultrasound
Total phenolic content,
lycopene and
carotenoid contents in
Solanum lycopersicum
Lu et al. (2020)
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