COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF IN VITRO ORGANOGENESIS AND HPTLC BIO-ANALYTICAL VALIDATION OF STIGMASTEROL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINTING IN BIXA ORELLANA L
This study developed a reliable micropropagation and phytochemical analysis system for Bixa orellana L. (annatto), an economically important tropical shrub valued for its natural pigments, bixin and norbixin, and medicinal properties. Conventional propagation is limited by poor seed viability and high genetic variation...