“…As a consequence, several research groups have developed biotechnological strategies in order to reduce the excessive use of natural Digitalis populations, to conserve high yielding cardenolide producing plants or for genetic improvement. Such strategies include somatic embryogenesis (Lindemann and Luckner, 1997), temporary immersion systems (Pérez-Alonso et al, 2009;), precursors addition, elicitation (Pérez-Alonso et al, 2014aPatil et al, 2013) and organogenesis (Hagimori et al, 1982;Pérez-Bermúdez et al, 1984;Cacho et al, 1991;Fatima et al, 2009;Çördük and Aki, 2010;Gurel et al, 2011;Verma et al, 2011a,b;Karimi and Kazemitabar, 2013;Li et al, 2014;Pérez-Alonso et al, 2014b;Yücesan et al, 2014;Kreis et al, 2015;Mohammed et al, 2015). Organogenesis can be done directly or indirectly, direct organogenesis being the most successful for many species of the genus Digitalis.…”