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The present work deals with optimization of adventitious shoot culture of Bacopa monnieri for the production of biomass and bacoside A and has investigated the effects of macro elements (NH₄NO₃, KNO₃, CaCl₂, MgSO₄ and KH₂PO₄) and nitrogen source [NH₄⁺/NO₃⁻] of Murashige and Skoog (Physiol Plant 15:473–497, 1962) medium (MS) on accumulation of biomass and bacoside A content. Optimum number of adventitious shoots (99.33 shoots explant⁻¹), fresh weight (1.841 g) and dry weight (0.150 g) were obtained in the medium with 2.09 strength of NH₄NO₃. The highest production of bacoside A content was also recorded in the medium of 2.09 NH₄NO₃, which produced 17.935 mg g⁻¹ DW. The number of adventitious shoot biomass and bacoside A content were optimum when the NO₃⁻ concentration was higher than that of NH₄⁺. Maximum number of shoots (70.00 shoots explant⁻¹), biomass (fresh weight 1.137 g and dry weight 0.080 g) and also bacoside A content (27.106 mg g⁻¹ DW) were obtained at NH₄⁺/NO₃⁻ ratio of 14.38/37.60 mM. Overall, MS medium supplemented with 2.0 × NH₄NO₃ is recommended for most efficient bacoside A production.