POSSIBILITY OF ACHIEVING ORGANIC YIELDS FOR MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS BY BIOFERTILIZATION WITH Azotobacter chroococcum

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of management practices and biofertilization on microbialactivity in rhizosphere and yield of medicinal and aromatic plants. Field experiment was performed usingfour plant species: peppermint (Mentha × piperita L.), pot marigold (Calendula officinalis L.), sweet basil(Ocimum basilicum L.), and dill (Anethum graveolens L.). Treatments were arranged in a split-plot layout infour replicates using basic plots under conventional and organic management, and subplots with and withoutbiofertilizer (Azotobacter chroococcum). Organic management positively affected the microbial number andactivity. Biofertilization increased the total microbial number (13–21%), number of ammonifiers (13–60%),nitrogen-fixing bacteria (7–36%), actinomycetes (36–50%), fungi (60–100%), cellulolytic microorganisms(57–217%), dehydrogenase (28–52%) and ß-glucosidase activity (15–39%). The effects of managementpractices and biofertilization were highly significant for the yield of examined plants. The yields were higheron inoculated treatments both in conventional (5–26%) and organic (7–15%) growing system.

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Marketing information system and strategies for sustainable and competitive medicinal and aromatic plants trade

Information Development ◽

10.1177/0266666918802415 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 35 (5) ◽

pp. 806-818 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pramod Chandra ◽

Vinay Sharma

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Management Practices ◽

North India ◽

Research Approach ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Primary Producers ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Sustainable Resources ◽

Marketing Information ◽

Comprehensive Framework

Realizing the sustainability and competitiveness in the trade of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) resources of north India is challenging due to lack of participation from the primary producers (growers and harvesters). This is credited to their unawareness of sustainable resources management practices caused by the lack of a marketing information system (MIS) in the trade. The introduction of a MIS can supplement sustainability in the sector, while improving competitiveness. Through a qualitative research approach, this study investigates the need for marketing information among the primary producers of medicinal and aromatic plants of Uttarakhand, and offers a comprehensive framework for a provincial MIS and strategies for the MAP trade. The proposed MIS would be helpful in linking the MAP trade with sustainability and competitiveness.

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Important Fungal Diseases in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Their Control

Turkish Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research ◽

10.46592/turkager.2021.v02i01.019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 239-259

Author(s):

Meltem AVAN

Keyword(s):

Biological Control ◽

Management Practices ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Fungal Diseases ◽

Healthy Plant ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Herbal Products ◽

Industrial Sectors

Aromatic plants constitute the main raw materials of the perfumery, food and cosmetics industry and in recent years with the increasing demand for therapeutic herbal medicines, interest in medicinal and aromatic plants has increased. Raw materials from medicinal and aromatic plants have recently begun to be used and spread in the food sector, especially in industrial sectors such as paint and perfumery. For this reason, growing healthy plant material is very important in terms of the protection of these crops. However, fungal diseases such as root rot, wilt, leaf spots, blight and anthracnose, which are problems during the cultivation of both medicinal and aromatic plants, negatively affect both the quantity and quality of these plants. For this reason, an integrated management practices including cultural measures, herbal products, biological control and, if necessary, chemical control methods with especially these fungal diseases are very important. In this review, 27 medicinal and aromatic plants, 37 fungal diseases, their chemical and biological control were included, and 161 references were used.

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Tuz Stresinin Nane (Mentha piperita L.)’de Büyüme ile Uçucu Yağ Miktarı ve Bileşenleri Üzerine Etkileri

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology ◽

10.24925/turjaf.v5i7.757-762.1178 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (7) ◽

pp. 757

Author(s):

Nilgün Göktürk Baydar ◽

Özkan Çoban

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Oil Content ◽

Essential Oil Composition ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Mentha Piperita ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Oil Composition ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

High Concentrations

Peppermint is one of the valuable medicinal and aromatic plants with its powerful flavour and fragrance. Its leaf and essential oil are used in cosmeceuticals, foods, pharmaceutical and personal care products. It is well known that yield and secondary metabolite biosynthesis in the medicinal and aromatic plants are strongly influenced by abiotic stresses. Salinity is also one of the most important stress factors affecting plants. This study was carried out to determine the effect of salt stress on growth, essential oil content and oil constituents in peppermint plants. For this aim, three different concentrations of sodium chloride NaCl (0, 100 and 150 mM) were applied to peppermint plants. As a result of the study it was determined that all of the investigated parameters were significantly affected by NaCl applications. Shoot length, fresh and dry weights of plants and essential oil content decreased in line with the elevating level of NaCl. Besides, NaCl also caused differences in essential oil composition. Menthol and menthone, the main components of the peppermint oil, reduced significantly when NaCl concentration rose to 150 mM. Based on the results, it may be concluded that NaCl especially at high concentrations considerably and negatively affected plant growth, essential oil content and quality of the essential oil.

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Effects of gamma radiation on the bioactivity of medicinal and aromatic plants: Mentha × piperita L., Thymus vulgaris L. and Aloysia citrodora Paláu as case studies

Food & Function ◽

10.1039/c8fo01558a ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 5150-5161 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Eliana Pereira ◽

Andreia I. Pimenta ◽

Lillian Barros ◽

Ricardo C. Calhelha ◽

Amilcar L. Antonio ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Phenolic Compounds ◽

Gamma Radiation ◽

Case Studies ◽

Mentha Piperita ◽

Thymus Vulgaris ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants

Cytotoxicity, virucidal and phenolic compounds presented differences among the irradiated samples, while antimicrobial activity was not affected.

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A Review on Clonal Propagation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants through Stem Cuttings for Promoting their Cultivation and Conservation

Current Agriculture Research Journal ◽

10.12944/carj.7.2.01 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 122-138

Author(s):

Ajit Arun Waman ◽

G.R. Smitha ◽

Pooja Bohra

Keyword(s):

Management Practices ◽

Disease Incidence ◽

Seed Viability ◽

Stem Cuttings ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Active Ingredients ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Number Of Factors ◽

Poor Seed ◽

Over Exploitation

Plant based drugs are being popularized in recent past owing to their long-term benefits without causing side effects. Medicinal and aromatic plants are major sources of these drugs, whose quality is largely dependent on active ingredients present in them. Today alarge number of species are on the verge of extinction due to unscientific management practices, over-exploitation, destructive harvesting, poor seed set, low seed viability, pest and disease incidence etc. Hence, there is a great need for their conservation through cultivation for which standardization of propagation methodologiesis of prime importance. Multiplication of these species clonally through cuttings can make their cultivation economicby providing true to type plants that are known to have optimum levels of active ingredients. Rooting of stem cuttings is a crucial step in plant propagation and there is great variability in the rooting ability of different species. Even though propagation through cuttings appears to be the simplest of all methods, its success depends on a number of factors and the present review concerned highlighting their importance in the context of medicinal and aromatic plants multiplication.

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Agrochemical Applications for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Planta Medica ◽

10.1055/s-0031-1282089 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 77 (12) ◽

Author(s):

DE Wedge

Keyword(s):

Aromatic Plants ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants

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Introducing green technology for extraction of medicinal and aromatic plants to Egypt

Planta Medica ◽

10.1055/s-0033-1352264 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 79 (13) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

NS Abdel-Azim ◽

KA Shams ◽

MM El-Missery ◽

SI Ismail ◽

FM hammouda

Keyword(s):

Green Technology ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants

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Ex Situ Conservation of Rare Medicinal Plants in the Botanical Garden (Institute) of Academy of Sciences of Moldova

Acta Horti Botanici Bucurestiensis ◽

10.2478/ahbb-2013-0005 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 43-48

Author(s):

Nina Ciocârlan

Keyword(s):

Native Species ◽

Ex Situ Conservation ◽

Botanical Garden ◽

Ex Situ ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Field Collection ◽

Ecological Flexibility ◽

Cultivation Techniques ◽

Academy Of Sciences

Abstract This work refers to the native species of genus Astragalus L. (A. dasyanthus, A. ponticus), Adonis L. (A. vernalis, A. wolgensis) and Digitalis L. (D. lanata, D. grandiflora). The plants are cultivated in the Botanical Garden of Moldova in the field collection of the medicinal and aromatic plants. Investigation includes propagation aspects, research into cultivation techniques and conservation measures. The biological particularities and the phenologic rhythm are also registered. The obtained data shows the ecological flexibility of species and the possibility of preserving them in culture.

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