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Domestication and sustainable production of wild crafted plants with special reference to the Chilean Maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis)

Authors :
Vogel, Hermine
Gonzales, Benita
Catenacci, Giordano
Doll, Ursula
Source :
Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Iss 453, Pp 50-52 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Julius Kühn-Institut, 2016.

Abstract

The principle threats for sustainable production of wild collected medicinal plants are related to ecological factors, such as endemism, and botanical factors critical for survival, such as the collection of roots or barks or slow growing species. The sustainable way to produce raw material on a large scale would be species specific management of the wild resources that guarantees conservation of biodiversity, or bringing the species under cultivation. A checklist proposed by WHO, UICN and WWF (1993) indicates that domestication of any medicinal plant concerns plant selection and breeding, studies about propagation, cultivation techniques, plant protection, time of harvest, among others. The different domestication steps are illustrated for the Chilean maqui (Aristotelia chilensis), a wild tree whose fruits are demanded in increasing volumes by the international market because of its high antioxidant capacity. High yielding plants with good fruit quality have been selected from wild populations and accessions have been cultivated under different environmental conditions to select the most suitable genotypes for the establishment of commercial orchards.

Details

Language :
German, English
ISSN :
18689892
Issue :
453
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Julius-Kühn-Archiv
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1107769cb394a24962f4ed9c94aae41
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2016.453.016