Lichen-derived elicitors (Evernia prunastri extract and usnic acid) enhance phenolic compound accumulation in agitated shoot cultures of Lychnis flos-cuculi
It is demonstrated that agitated shoot cultures represent a promising sustainable source of bioactive compounds for pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications and biotic elicitation with lichen-derived compounds effectively enhances the production of valuable phenolic metabolites in L. flos-cuculi in vitro cultures.