Cultivation Of Herbs Research Articles

Temperature-Mediated Alterations in the Growth, Physiology, Morphology, and Pharmacology of Astragalus membranaceus Bunge: Implications for Medicinal Herb Cultivation and Therapeutic Efficacy

Temperature-Mediated Alterations in the Growth, Physiology, Morphology, and Pharmacology of Astragalus membranaceus Bunge: Implications for Medicinal Herb Cultivation and Therapeutic Efficacy

Allochthonous Trichoderma Isolates Boost Atractylodes lancea Herb Quality at the Cost of Rhizome Growth.

Atractylodes lancea is a perennial herb whose rhizome (AR) is a valuable traditional Chinese medicine with immense market demand. The cultivation of Atractylodes lancea faces outbreaks of root rot and deterioration in herb quality due to complex causes. Here, we investigated the effects of Trichoderma spp., well-known biocontrol agents and plant-growth-promoters, on ARs. We isolated Trichoderma strains from healthy ARs collected in different habitats and selected three T. harzianum strains (Th2, Th3 and Th4) with the strongest antagonizing effects on root rot pathogens (Fusarium spp.). We inoculated geo-authentic A. lancea plantlets with Th2, Th3 and Th4 and measured the biomass and quality of 70-day-old ARs. Th2 and Th3 promoted root rot resistance of A. lancea. Th2, Th3 and Th4 all boosted AR quality: the concentration of the four major medicinal compounds in ARs (atractylon, atractylodin, hinesol and β-eudesmol) each increased 1.6- to 18.2-fold. Meanwhile, however, the yield of ARs decreased by 0.58- to 0.27-fold. Overall, Th3 dramatically increased the quality of ARs at a relatively low cost, namely lower yield, showing great potential for practical application. Our results showed selectivity between A. lancea and allochthonous Trichoderma isolates, indicating the importance of selecting specific microbial patches for herb cultivation.

Consumer perceptions and preferences for urban farming, hydroponics, and robotic cultivation: A case study on parsley

Consumer attitudes toward novel fresh herb cultivation methods, including urban farming, hydroponics, and robotic cultivation, were explored among 148 participants in the UK. Urban farming emerged as the preferred method, followed by hydroponics, while robotic cultivation was least favoured. The study tested two hypotheses regarding the influence of environmental concern on acceptance of parsley from the different methods, and the impact of food technology neophobia on acceptance of parsley from hydroponics and robotic cultivation. Consumer levels of environmental concern positively influenced their acceptance of parsley from urban farming, while food technology neophobia negatively impacted the consumer acceptance of hydroponic and robotic cultivation methods. The study underscores the perceived natural elements inherent in these methods. Urban farming seems to align well with consumers’ values of nature and sustainability. Tailored messaging highlighting the natural aspects of all these methods, and addressing concerns about the use of technology, may help to bridge the gap between innovation and consumer acceptance, contributing to the delicate balance between tradition and innovation in agricultural strategies. At the same time, however, the study's exploratory nature may limit the generalizability of the results. Future research could broaden the participant sample and explore additional psychological factors shaping attitudes toward novel agricultural techniques.

Pesticide residues in dry herbs used for tea preparation by UHPLC-MS/MS: Method validation and analysis

Dry herbs are used for tea preparation and as material for phytotherapy medicines, and both are widely used by the population. However, herbs may contain contaminants and residues that could pose a health risk to consumers, and their levels should be monitored. In this work, a multiresidue method was validated for the analysis of 65 pesticides in different dry herbs. The samples were extracted with acidified acetonitrile, MgSO4 and CH3COONa, purified by dispersive solid phase with PSA, and the pesticides were quantified by UHPLC-MS/MS. A mixture of seven herbs composed of different plant parts was used as a control for method validation. Recovery ranged from 70% to 120% with a few exceptions; repeatability and intermediate precision was below 20% for most compounds. Limit of quantification (LOQ) ranged from 0.005 to 0.100 mg kg−1. The method was applied for the analysis of 75 samples of 33 different dry herbs. In total, 26 samples (34.6%) were positive for at least one pesticide (≥ limit of detection, LOD), from which 19 samples had residues at quantified levels (≥ LOQ; up to 1.60 mg kg−1). Carbendazim and imidacloprid were the pesticides most detected (38.5% and 30.8% of positive samples, respectively). Only two of the analyzed pesticides are registered in Brazil for use in the investigated herbs, indicating that good agricultural practices are not being applied in herb cultivation in the country. A risk assessment for the consumption of chamomile tea containing fenpropathrin was conducted and did not indicate any health concern for consumers.

Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Content in Garden Herbal Plants Using Liquid Chromatographic Analysis (HPLC-FL).

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of chemical compounds generated as a result of the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels or wood. PAHs are known for their negative effect on living organisms, including teratogenic, carcinogenic and mutagenic activity. The objective of this study is to determine the contamination of three popular herbal species showing pro-health properties, i.e., lavender, parsley and mint, with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, collected from three different backyard gardens in Poland. The concentration of PAHs in plant material was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with a fluorescence detector (HPLC-FL). The concentration of eleven PAHs in plant material was determined with high-pressure liquid chromatography after extraction using the QuEChERS purification technique. Mint collected within an area of a mining and energy production complex (the city of Konin) was characterized by the highest Σ of 11 PAHs, equaled to 902.35 µg/g FW, with anthracene being the most abundant compound. However, it contained the lowest sum of PAHs, among all tested plants, with high carcinogenicity. Parsley from the city of Poznań showed the highest content of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), showing the strongest carcinogenicity, while the highest value of BaP equivalent was calculated for mint collected in Konin. The obtained results suggest that the level and profile of plant contamination with PAHs depend on the species and the location of herb cultivation. In particular, mining and energy industry facilities are sources of PAHs, which contaminate plant material for further direct use or as bioactive herbal extracts.

Upaya Pemberdayaan Apotek Hidup Dan Pentingnya Tanaman Obat Dalam Menjaga Imunitas Tubuh Selama Pandemi Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic delays learning activities on campus, especially in the process of practicum, student community service (KPM), and completing final assignments. Not only students, the pandemic also has an impact on the society. This condition requires the society to be healthy for doing daily activities. One way to do it is by consuming healthy and natural food such as vegetables or herbals. The objectives of this study were (1) to identify the types of to improve the health status of society, (2) to find out the way of using herbals in the program and the benefit of it as raw materials for herbal medicine as an alternative of chemical drugs. The KPM student initiates to make a living pharmacy to improve the body’s immune system. The students performs Covid-19 prevention socialization and train the village community of Doy, in the cultivation of herbs to maintain the immunity. The expected result of such activities is increasing society’s interest in growing a living pharmacy plant in their yard, increasing society knowledge in optimizing their garden for the cultivation of living pharmacies, and increasing public knowledge regarding the advantages of each herbal plant

Influence of Substrates and Hydrogels on Spearmint (Mentha spicata) Growth and Flowering in a Rooftop Garden

Agricultural hydrogels improve water retention in a variety of substrates. However, little is known about their impact on herb cultivation in rooftop farming. To identify the optimal substrate and hydrogel concentration for the growth and flowering of spearmint (Mentha spicata) in rooftop gardens, coir and perlite were mixed in three different ratios of 80% to 20% (v/v; referred to as C4P1), 50% to 50% (C1P1), or 20% to 80% (C1P4). Hydrogels were added into different substrates at different concentrations including 0 (control), 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0 kg⋅m–3. Substrate composition significantly affected the growth (P < 0.001) and flowering (P < 0.05) properties of spearmint. The addition of hydrogels into substrates resulted in a significant (P < 0.05) increase in growth parameters for spearmint during the dry season. However, plants grown in C4P1, which has the highest ratio of coir, displayed inferior growth and flowering compared with those of the other two substrates during the rainy season. Therefore, a perlite-based substrate, such as C1P4 with added hydrogel, provides a suitable environment for the cultivation of spearmint in rooftop gardens regardless of seasonal rainfall patterns.

Effect of charge compensators (Li+, Na+, K+) on the luminescence properties of Sr3TeO6:Eu3+ red phosphor

A double-perovskite Sr3TeO6:Eu3+ red phosphor was successfully prepared and confirmed to be a single phase through X-ray diffraction. Under an optimal excitation wavelength (394 nm), the Sr3TeO6:Eu3+ phosphor emitted intense red light at 617 nm, which corresponded to 5D0→7F2 transition. When the concentration of Eu3+ exceeded the optimal doping concentration (25 mol%), concentration quenching occurred because of the interactions among the nearest neighbor ions. The phosphor exhibited excellent thermal stability, and the Ea value was 0.27 eV. In accordance with Judd–Ofelt theory, the low symmetry of Eu3+ ions was confirmed, and it resulted in a color purity of up to 99.5%–99.8%. Among the charge compensators (Li+, Na+, and K+), the Na+ ions had the best charge compensation effect. The luminescence intensity of Sr3TeO6:Eu3+, Na+ was approximately 2.06 times that of Sr3TeO6:Eu3+ and 2.25 times that of commercial phosphor (Y2O3:Eu3+). The fabricated red LED has the potential to be used for plant and herb cultivation. A white light–emitting diode (w–LED) was successfully prepared, and related parameters were established. The Ra value of the prepared w–LED was as high as 91, and R9 was 5.7 times that of a commercial w–LED. These characteristics indicate that phosphors have potential in the solid-state lighting field.

ANALYSIS OF THE PROFITABILITY OF GROWING HERBS AND THE MOST COMMONLY CULTIVATED AGRICULTURAL CROP SPECIES

Background. The aim of this study was to determine the profitability index of herbs (evening primrose, glandular plantain, black caraway, garden dill) and to compare it with the index of dominant species in the cropping system in Poland.Material and methods. Economic analyzes were carried out based on accounting books made available by the owners of two farms located in the Koronowo Gmina (community) of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and on data provided by the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Agricultural Advisory Centre. The calculations concern the years 2017–2019 and took into account production value, the amount of gross margin, net agricultural income and profitability index.Results. The calculations carried out confirmed the hypothesis that in most cases growing herbs in the field is more profitable than it is for other plant species. The analysis showed that glandular plantain and garden dill had the highest profitability indices. Herbs from which lower financial results were obtained still enabled an income similar to that from sugar beet, pea or winter oilseed rape. The most profitable among the other species was table potato. A farmer's decision regarding the choice of plants for cultivation on a farm should depend on the possibility of selling the produced raw materials on local markets and on their base of machinery and equipment. The study has shown that growing plants from groups that occupy the largest acreage in the cropping structure is characterized by the need to incur very high overheads.Conclusion. Some selected herbs are characterized by a large profitability index that is even several times higher when compared to commonly cultivated agricultural crop species. While other analyzed herb species allow for an income that is at a similar level compared to crops that occupy the largest acreage in Poland. The selection of herbs for cultivation is an economic opportunity, especially for farms with a small area. Their cultivation enables larger agricultural incomes due to their relatively low overhead costs compared to other species. Herb cultivation, however, is a very specific branch of agriculture that requires more human labour.

Implementation of the innovation-driven develop-ment model of the medicinal herb cultivation in-dustry (on the example of the CPMS «Bol’shoe Mozheikovo State Farm») / Реализация инновационной модели развития отрасли лекарственного растениеводства (на примере РУСП «Совхоз «Большое Можейково»)

Implementation of the innovation-driven develop-ment model of the medicinal herb cultivation in-dustry (on the example of the CPMS «Bol’shoe Mozheikovo State Farm») / Реализация инновационной модели развития отрасли лекарственного растениеводства (на примере РУСП «Совхоз «Большое Можейково»)

Роль нетрадиционных кормовых культур в кормопроизводстве Верхневолжья и научные основы их возделывания в одновидовых и смешанных посевах

The results of many years of research on the comparative study of single-species and mixed crops of non-traditional forage crops, including festulolium used to create a sustainable forage base balanced in energy, protein and carbohydrates, are presented. The scientific basis for the cultivation of herbs in single and mixed sowing has been determined. It was established that the yield of green mass of festulolium is high-er than that of traditional cereal grasses and on control for an average of three years amounted to 19.8 t/ha, against the background of mineral nutrition — 29.9 t/ha. In mixed sowings, grass mixtures consisting of clover and festulolium and alfalfa and festulolium were distinguished in terms of productivi-ty and fodder value. They provided the harvest of fodder units of 7.95 and 8.65 thousand/ha, with the provision of the fodder unit with digestible protein at the level of the norm or much higher than it — 101–134 g, with an optimal (0.8–1.0) sugar-protein ratio on both backgrounds. The positive effect of grasses on soil fertility, expressed in the accumulation of a significant amount of crop-root residues and nitrogen, is shown. Single-species crops of clover and alfalfa have accumulated 9.83 and 14.8 t/ha of crop-root re-sidues at the control and 10.8 and 19.5 t/ha against the background of mineral nutrition, with which 154, 328 and 253, 431 kg, respectively, were supplied with nitrogen ha, of which symbiotic – 65, 140 and 85, 183 kg/ha.

Comprehensive quality assessment of Dendrubium officinale using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy combined with random forest and support vector machine regression

Dendrobium officinale, as a tonic herb, has attracted more and more consumers to consume in daily life. In order to protect the wild resource, the herb has made great progress though cultivation in vitro. However, the quality is fluctuated in Chinese herbal medicine market due to influence such as cultivated areas and harvesting period. Therefore, the herbal samples from different cultivated locations were evaluated with high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) in terms of two chemical components, quercetin and erianin. In addition, two markers in leaf and stem also were used for support vector machine regression (SVMR) prediction. Samples from different harvesting periods were also classified using attenuated total reflectance mid-infrared spectroscopy coupled with random forest model. The results indicated that Pu'er and Menghai in Yunnan Province were suitable places for the herb cultivation and the leaf of the herb was also an exploitable resource just in light of the content of two components. What's more, combination of suitable spectra pretreatment and grid search method efficiently improved the prediction performance of the regression model. The results of random forest model indicated that important variables combination between stem and leaf was an effective tool to predict the harvesting time of the herb with 94.44% accuracy in calibration set and 97.92% classification correct rate in validation set. The results of combination were better than the models using individual stem and leaf spectra. In addition, the suitable harvesting time (December) could be classified efficiently. Our study provides a reference for quality control of raw materials from D. officinale herb.

Zielarstwo w okresie mykeńskim na przykładzie „katalogów ziół” (MY Ge 602‒608)

Zielarstwo w okresie mykeńskim na przykładzie „katalogów ziół” (MY Ge 602‒608)

Trends of the culinary herbs diversity research and their use in green plantations

<p>In recent times, due to the globalization the fashion of plant cultivation has been changing as well; imported, decorative acclimatized culinary herbs have been penetrating, therefore, new tasks to integrate them into the traditional plantations have been arising.</p><p>The main aim of the paper is to select culinary herbs for the design solutions having different purpose and adapted to different environmental conditions, to reveal the possibilities to use the best properties of these plants, to help the persons interested in the use of culinary herbs to decide on the proper plant selection, to provide recommendations on the combination and composition possibilities of these plants.</p><p>The authors of the article have analyzed and evaluated the research carried out in Lithuania related to the issues of culinary herb cultivation. In the Institute of Horticulture Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry 24 species of culinary herbs are cultivated. By analyzing the culinary herbs cultivation technologies, plant bio ecology and morphology as well as priority propagation techniques have been evaluated; decorative properties of herbs and the possibility of their use in green plantations have been assessed.</p>

Medicinal and Environmental Indicator Species ofUtriculariafrom Montane Forest of Peninsular Malaysia

The carnivorous Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) is a small herb of multifarious wet habitats worldwide. Eleven of the 14 Peninsular Malaysian species range into the mountains. Distribution, disturbance adaptability and collection frequency were used to formulate their commonness category. Common (U. aurea, U. bifida, and U. minutissima) and fairly common (U. gibba and U. uliginosa) species are mostly lowland plants that ascend to open montane microhabitats, while the fairly common (U. striatula), narrow-range (U. caerulea pink form and U. involvens), rare (U. furcellata and U. scandens), and endemic (U. vitellina) species are restricted to mountainous sites. Common species that colonise dystrophic to oligotrophic man-made sites in late succession could serve as predictors for general health and recovery of wet habitats. Rarer species are often locally abundant, their niches situated around pristine forest edges. When in decline, they indicate the beginning of problems affecting the forest. Utricularia is reportedly nutritious, mildly astringent, and diuretic. Preadapted to nutrient-poor, waterlogged soils, U. bifida is suitable as an alternative for small-scale herb cultivation on low pH, wet poor soils usually deemed not suitable for any crops.

Food Cycle of Herb Cultivation ; A Case Study on a Nutrition Education Program

Food Cycle of Herb Cultivation ; A Case Study on a Nutrition Education Program

New TNF-α releasing inhibitors as cancer preventive agents from traditional herbal medicine and combination cancer prevention study with EGCG and sulindac or tamoxifen

Herbal medicines are now attracting attention as potential sources of cancer preventive agents. Using inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) release assay, we studied Acer nikoense, Megusurino-ki in Japanese. Inhibitory potential was found in the leaf extract, and the main active principles were identified as geraniin and corilagin. The IC 50 values for TNF-α release inhibition were 43 μM for geraniin and 76 μM for corilagin, whereas that for (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the green tea polyphenol, as control was 26 μM. Furthermore, treatment with geraniin inhibited okadaic acid tumor promotion in a two-stage carcinogenesis experiment on mouse skin. Geraniin and corilagin are present in another well-known Japanese traditional herb, Geranium thunbergii, Genno-shoko in Japanese. Considering seasonal variations of the agents and sites of cultivation of herbs, this paper reviews the significance of geraniin as a new cancer preventive agent. In addition, based on accumulated results of green tea as a cancer preventive, we review two important results with EGCG: the synergistic effects of EGCG with sulindac or tamoxifen on cancer preventive activity in PC-9 cells, and cancer prevention of intestinal tumor development in multiple intestinal neoplasia (Min) mice by cotreatment using EGCG with sulindac. We report here new findings on additional gene expression resulting from cotreatment with EGCG and sulindac in PC-9 cells compared with gene expression by EGCG alone or sulindac alone. Overall, our results indicate that, with the continuing spread of cancer chemoprevention as a fundamental medical strategy, both clinicians and researchers should take a closer look at herbal medicine.

Medicinal Herb Production in Great Britain

A SHORT memorandum, presumably a preliminary one, has been issued by the Ministry of Health declaring its policy regarding the domestic cultivation of medicinal plants and outlining the arrangements which have already been made in respect of belladonna, digitalis, henbane and stramonium. These four potent drugs are to be made the special care of the Ministry, and it is understood that the owners of established herb farms have undertaken to extend the acreages under cultivation. Outside effort is not discouraged; but, as the memorandum states, “Farmers and owners of large private gardens who wish to engage in the cultivation of herbs are recommended to operate in close association with commercial firms to ensure that the crop is properly harvested and dealt with”. This is sound advice, and if followed will help amateur gardeners to avoid pitfalls, which are not a few in number. It is hoped that the deficiency of supplies of these four important drugs, which is due to the cessation of imports from Continental sources, will be made up by greatly increased home production. The Ministry has given no guidance with regard to the many other herbs which, although of lesser medical importance than the four specifically named plants, are of considerable commercial interest as household remedies. The matter might perhaps be taken up by the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Board of Education might give official advice about the collection of herbs by school children.