An approach towards cultivation and sustainability of medicinal plants
2013
Aminah H. | Farah Fazwa M. A. | Ab. Rasip A. G.
Plants with medicinal values have attracted enormous attention due to various biological diversity and economic contemplation rationale. These plants mostly are obtained from the tropical natural forests. The present interest surge in herbal medicines all over the world has resulted in unregulated and exploitative harvesting of the raw materials from the natural forests. This will pose pressure to the ecosystem and threat of extinction of several valuable medicinal plant species. The logging activities and encroachment of the forests have also contributed to this problem. Cultivation of these valuable plants should be to ensure their sustainable supply in meeting the health care needs of the present and future generations. For any cultivation programme to be successful, adequate and regular supply of planting stocks should be available. Normal techniques of raising these planting stocks are from seeds. Seeds as the sole source of planting materials may not be adequate as seeds are difficult to obtain due to depletion of mother plants. Therefore, suitable techniques for mass propagation of these species have to be developed. This paper highlights the propagation and nursery techniques for the planting stock production, and the growth performance of some medicinal plant species that have been planted.
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