Propagation and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants―2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Medicinal plants play critical roles in human wellbeing as sources of medicines, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals, amongst other things. They also play important roles in ethnoveterinary medicine. They are important raw materials in the production of many health products. The commercialization of medicinal plant products is dependent on the sustainable supply of high-quality medicinal plants as raw materials. Wild harvesting is no longer sustainable for many commercially important species. Thus, medicinal plant cultivation has become an integral part of a sustainable medicinal plant value chain. Large-scale cultivation requires the availability of sufficient propagules. Different factors can influence their seed propagation. In some cases, particularly for medicinal plants where the underground parts are used medicinally, the availability of propagules can present a challenge. This necessitates developing and optimizing their propagation protocols. Several cultivation practices can influence the biomass production, phytochemical content, and biological activity of cultivated plants. This Special Issue of Plants is expected to contribute to the current knowledge on medicinal plant propagation (in vitro and ex vitro) and cultivation. Research and review manuscripts demonstrating or highlighting the influence of factors such as plant growth regulators, media additives, biostimulants, pruning, spacing, and other agronomic factors on propagation (including seed germination), biomass production, bioactive compound profiles, and the safety as well as efficacy of medicinal plants fall within the scope of this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Stephen O. Amoo
Prof. Dr. Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
Guest Editors

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• biostimulant
• conservation
• in vitro propagation
• irrigation
• micropropagation
• phytochemicals
• phytohormones
• plant tissue culture
• seed germination
• somatic embryogenesis

• Propagation and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Plants (11 articles)