Book 1 - Hola MaHigh-School - June 2022

Ginseng is one example to turn to. Ginseng produced from cellular agriculture
use mainly panax extracts for ginsenosides. Then in vitro culture
is introduced to provide fast and continuous access to bioactive panax
extracts.
There are vast differences amongst processes and extracts when exploring
the process in detail. Interestingly and contrary to lack of belief that
this process might be new, it is not. In
fact , Panax plant phytochemistry has
been investigated since the mid-nineteenth
century starting with mostly
P.ginseng.
It is clear that plants, particularly food
plants can be grown from the ‘lab’.
However, there is a need to know how
and for how long can we grow the food crops. Additionally, what are the
pro’s and con’s of growing food plants this way.
Interestingly, although the sense of ‘urgency’ around producing ‘lab’
grown plants is not there, there is some potential for further research.
This is because there might be a need for lab grown plants expecially if
one considers aspects such as food insecurity, natural resource scarcity
and climate change.
Masiziba Hadebe