scholarly journals Determinants of growing herbs in polish agriculture

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Spychalski
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Plant Cultivation ◽  
Economic Background ◽  
Medical Plant ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Additional Income

Abstract The paper describes basic determinants of the medical plant cultivation in Polish agriculture. The author discussed economic background of the introduction of these plants indicating the role of pharmaceutical industry in herb usage. Then, there is a presentation of results of the survey study carried out among farmers from the Wielkopolska region. Approximately 10% of the farms cultivate medicinal plants but more than 50% declare some interest in this kind of production, what indicates a big potential. Farmers think that herbs are economically attractive crops if the sale is guaranteed and the price is satisfactory. The demand for medicinal plants is developing and expanding for e.g. dietary supplements and other health-promoting products. Therefore, it can be concluded that cultivation of medicinal plants is the prospective direction of agricultural production and an important element of additional income of Polish farmers.

scholarly journals Significance of scientific activities of the Research station of medicinal plants in formation, establishment and development of medicinal plant cultivation

2016 ◽  
pp. 29-39
Author(s):  
O. Ustymenko ◽  
L. Hlushchenko ◽  
N. Kutsenko
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Plant Cultivation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Medicinal Plant Cultivation

The article describes history of the organization of Ukraine’s first research station of medicinal plant cultivation. The main achievements of the scientific work Lubny research station of medicinal plants will be presented for 1916–2016. The main stages of medicinal plant cultivation as the field of agricultural production are given. An assessment of the role of scientific research stations of medicinal plants in the formation and development of the industry is carried out. During the time of work DSLR conducted introduction study and cultivation and developed agricultural techniques for over 120 species of medicinal plants, created 52 varieties of important crops such as mint, poppy, chamomile, valerian, echinacea, sage, skullcap and many others; designed a number of machines and devices for growing, harvesting and post-harvest handling of raw materials and seeds of many important medicinal plants that are successfully introduced into production. The paper highlights some questions about the prospects for implementing research in medicinal plant cultivation, intensification of the industry, increasing its relevance and effectiveness.

scholarly journals Micropropagation of Medicinal Plants: a Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 066-072
Author(s):  
Tuhin Chatterjee ◽  
◽  
Biswajit Ghosh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
In Vitro Propagation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Wild Resources ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries ◽  
Over Exploitation

Well developed methods are presently available to help growers meet the demand of the pharmaceutical industry in the next century. Micropropagation of medicinal plants is extensively used to produce active compounds for herbal and pharmaceutical industries. Population growth, urbanization, climate change and unrestricted collection of medicinal plants from nature are resulting in an over- exploitation as well as habit destruction of wild resources of medicinal plants. Conservation of genetic materials of many vulnerable medicinal plants also involves culturing techniques. Micropropagation protocols have been developed for a wide range of medicinal plants, which includes endangered and vulnerable plant species. This review only describes the role of in vitro propagation techniques in medicinal plants.

scholarly journals Optimization of the sown areas structure as a tool for the development of medicinal crop production on the basis of sustainability and regenerative agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 03027
Author(s):  
Tetiana Mirzoieva ◽  
Violeta Heraimovych ◽  
Yuliia Loshakova ◽  
Marian Tripak ◽  
Iryna Humeniuk
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Optimal Structure ◽  
Modern Agriculture ◽  
Medicinal Crop ◽  
Regenerative Agriculture

On the compliance with current requirements for the search for new alternative intensive models of agricultural production, the article has analyzed the structure of sown areas of farms in the Ukrainian Veld zone with an area of agricultural land up to 50 hectares; factors that indicate the need to optimize the structure of crops to meet the requirements of sustainable development and regenerative agriculture has been identified; the role of crop rotations in the system of modern agriculture has been revealed; the assumption that the tool of optimization of sown areas can be inclusion of medicinal plants in them has been put forward and substantiated; an optimization model has been built, with the help of which, based on production resources (land, labor, material, etc.), the optimal structure of sown areas of farms in the Ukrainian Steppe zone with an area of agricultural land up to 50 hectares has been determined; on the basis of the optimization economic-mathematical model with the help of the simplex method the increase of profitability of agricultural production has been calculated; the optimal structure of sown areas of the studied farms of the Ukrainian Veld zone with the introduction of medicinal plants has been developed.

GOELRO plan is 100 years old

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4-9
Author(s):  
Pavel A. BUTYRIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Soviet Republic ◽  
Starting Conditions ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
State Plan

The historical context in which the State Plan for Electrification of Russia (GOELRO) was developed, establishment of the GOELRO Commission, the GOELRO Plan content, the specific features of its implementation, and the role of the plan in the soviet period of Russia’s history are considered. Attention is paid to the electrification plants of other countries and territories of all inhabited continents, and to the participation of states in the electrification of countries and regions with small-scale and agricultural production in the 1920 s. The specific features pertinent to the electrification of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic are pointed out, namely, low starting conditions (in 1923, the energy consumption per capita in Russia was 100 times lower than that in Norway), its being state-owned in nature and revolutionary in its purpose: to get done with the main upheavals in the country and to shift the national economy for fore efficient production. The role of V.I. Lenin and G.M. Krzhizhanovsky, who were the initiators of the electrification of Russia, is analyzed in detail. A conclusion is drawn about the need to study both the GOELRO Plan itself and the specific features and circumstances of its implementation within the framework of training modern specialists in electrical engineering.

The role of nitrogen in transforming British agricultural productivity production prior to and during the First World War

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 583-609
Author(s):  
John Martin
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
First World War ◽  
World War ◽  
Coal Gas ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
The First World War ◽  
Food Shortages ◽  
War Effort ◽  
First World

This paper explores the reasons why artificial or mineral sources of nitrogen, which were more readily available in Britain than in other European countries, were only slowly adopted by farmers in the decades prior to and during the First World War. It considers why nitrogen in the form of sulphate of ammonia, a by-product of coal-gas (town-gas) manufacture, was increasingly exported from Britain for use by German farmers. At the same time Britain was attempting to monopolise foreign supplies of Chilean nitrate, which was not only a valuable source of fertiliser for agriculture but also an essential ingredient of munitions production. The article also investigates the reasons why sulphate of ammonia was not more widely used to raise agricultural production during the First World War, at a time when food shortages posed a major threat to public morale and commitment to the war effort.

Variations in Mineral/heavy metals profiling and preventive role of trichomes in Peach Fruits treated with CaC2

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Irfan ◽  
Safdar Abbas ◽  
Beenish Jehan Azhar ◽  
Shakeel Ahmad ◽  
Hafsa Muhammad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Fine Powder ◽  
Calcium Carbide ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Tandem Accelerator ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Elemental Profiling

Background: Phytonutrients in peach fruits have health promoting antioxidants against various chronic diseases. However, there is no extensive data to show the nutritional values of Local peach cultivars after post-harvest treatments. Objective: Mainly this study was objective to determine the effect of calcium carbide on nutritional value and quality of fruits of Pakistani peach cultivars. Methods: The peach fruits were collected from three different peach orchids of KPK and the fruits were divided into 4 groups while 5th group was collected from local fruit shop. Each experimental group was treated with different concentration of calcium carbide whereas control group was not treated. The peel and pulp samples were oven dried and ground to fine powder separately. The elemental compositions were determined using Particle Induced X-ray emission and Pelletron Tandem Accelerator. Result: Sixteen elements were identified in peach fruits and the elements were Al, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, and Se. In peel, concentration of some elements increased or decreased after treatment with CaC2 while in pulp the conc. of nearly all detected elements was increased in treated samples. We found significantly high amount of heavy metals traces including As, Se, Co, Si, and P in peach fruits treated with CaC2. Interestingly, the presence of trichomes in peach skin prevents the transfer of these heavy metals deep into the pulp which was also verified by the elemental profiling of nectarines. Conclusion: Conclusively, the artificial ripening with CaC2 changed the nutritional value of peach fruits that has higher health risks if consume with the peel. According to our best knowledge, this is the first report that highlights the effects of CaC2 which deteriorate the nutritional value of peach fruits in Pakistan.

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