Zingiber officinale, belonging to the family of Zingiberaceae, is commonly
known as ginger and is commercially grown as a spice and for culinary purposes. It is a
potential Ayurvedic herb with many medicinal properties. A small section of the plant's
rhizome is widely used for micropropagation. Besides rhizome explants, callus
induction, shoot induction, and meristem culture are used to propagate the plant. For
the production of ginger's pest-resistant and disease-free planting material,
micropropagation is regarded as the best method. Various classes of bioactive entities,
such as flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides, phenols, tannins, terpenoids, steroids,
saponins, and oils, have been identified in the plant. Phenolic bioactives such as
gingerols and shogaols are primarily responsible for their therapeutic properties.
Various pharmacological activities have been investigated in ginger. This review
concentrates on different advanced methods for ginger propagation, especially
micropropagation.
Keywords: Ginger, Micropropagation, Multiplication, Plant regeneration, Shoot induction, Zingiber officinale, Zingiberaceae.
