Table 1.1 (continued)
SN Types of
elicitation
Description of elicitors Accumulated
secondary metabolites
Reference
14
Methyl jasmonate,
Salicylic acid and
Glutathione
Total phenolic content
and total flavonoid in
Trifolium resupinatum
plant
Lu et al. 2019.a
15
Methyl jasmonate
Anthraquinone in
Rubia tinctorum plant
Lu et al. (2019b)
16 Abiotic
Oleic acid and Linoleic
acid
Gymnemic acid in
Gymnema sylvestre
Mahendran et al.
(2018)
17
Magnesium oxide
nanoparticle
Total phenolic and
flavonoid contents in
Atropa belladonna
Maqsood and
Mujib 2017
18
Temperature
E. coli, B. subtilis, S.
aureus C. albicans and
P. aeruginosa in soil
Mejia-Espejel et al.
(2018)
19
Linoleic and Alpha
linolenic acid
Total ginsenosides, diol
ginsenoside, triol
ginsenoside and total
flavonoid contents in
Panax ginseng
Moon et al. (2020)
20 Biotic
Azotobacter
chroococcum,
Azospirillum
brasilense, Azotobacter
chroococcum and
Azospirillum brasilense
Relative water content,
Chlorophyll
fluorescence, Total
phenolic content, Total
flavonoid contents in
Mentha pulegium
Pal et al. (2017)
21
Carrageenan
Plant height, number of
pods/branches/leaves
per plant, and plant
height, number of cobs
per plant, stem
diameter, number of
leaves per plant, days
to flowering, secondary
metabolite productions
in Chickpea and maize
plant
Pal et al. (2019a)
22
Colletotrichum
lindemuthianum fungal
Phenylalanine
ammonia lyase activity
Pal et al. (2018)
23
Aspergillus sp.,
Fusarium sp., and
Ramularia sp.
Resveratrol,
Chrysophaein,
Musizin, Emodin,
Chrysophanol and
Physcion in Rumex
gmelini
Pal et al. (2019b)
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