In vitro production of resveratrol from the callus and
hairy root culture of A. hypogaea has been reported (Ku
et al., 2005; Medina-Bolivar et al., 2007). However, no
studies have been carried out for the induction of hairy
roots in peanut for the production of resveratrol using the
different strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes. The ability
of transformation and production of secondary metabolites
can be enhanced by the use of different A.
rhizogenes strains. In this study five different strains of A.
rhizogenes strains viz.15834, A4, R1000, R1200 and
R1601 were considered to check their capability to
induce the formation of hairy roots on A. hypogaea root
cultures.