A IMPORTÂNCIA DA CULTURA DE TECIDOS ASSOCIADA AO USO DE DIODOS EMISSORES DE LUZ (LEDs) PARA PRODUÇÃO DE PLANTAS NATIVAS DO CERRADO COM MAIORES CONCENTRAÇÕES DE METABÓLITOS SECUNDÁRIOS

Abstract

Plants are sources of many bioactive secondary metabolites that are present in organs including leaves, stems, roots and flowers. Secondary metabolites are used in many industries, including dyes, food processing and cosmetic industries, and in agricultural control, as well as being used as pharmaceutical raw materials by humans. That's why the demand is great; therefore, it is necessary that they be obtained in large volumes, large productions can be achieved using biotechnological methods. To achieve this, plant biotechnology can be activated through plant tissue culture associated with cultivation using Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). In this sense, this supervised internship was carried out at the Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory of the Instituto Federal Goiano Campus Rio Verde GO, with monitoring of the cultivation of native plants in vitro associated with the use of LEDs. Where the objectives were: I) Expand practical knowledge and reconcile it with theoretical knowledge regarding the cultivation of plants in vitro and II) Provide extremely important contributions to the understanding of the morphophysiological characteristics and the content of secondary metabolites of native plants cultivated in vitro under different qualities of light. The internship was of great value, as it consolidated the lessons learned at the academy and provided the opportunity for relationships with professionals with a high standard of qualifications.