Effects of Plant Growth Regulators on Micropropagation and Silymarin Accumulation in Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum L.) In Vitro
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) is a valuable medicinal plant known for its hepatoprotective compound, silymarin. However, the silymarin content varies with genotype, cultivation methods, climatic conditions, and harvest time. Micropropagation provides a solution by producing genetically uniform plantlets and offeri...