Salinity modulates growth, morphology, and essential oil profile in Lippia alba L. (Verbenaceae) grown in vitro

Soil salinity is one of the most relevant abiotic factors affecting global crop productivity. It also influences the composition of secondary metabolites in medicinal plant species. Lippia alba has great economic and industrial potential, which thanks to its essential oils rich in bioactive compounds and is an important plant in South American popular medicine. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of salt stress on the anatomy...