Sustainable harvesting strategy of medicinal plant species in Nepal results of a six-year study

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Alternative codes found

RIV/67985939:_____/17:00480315 RIV/00216208:11310/17:10371561

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12224-017-9287-y" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12224-017-9287-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12224-017-9287-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12224-017-9287-y</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Sustainable harvesting strategy of medicinal plant species in Nepal results of a six-year study

Original language description

Although many studies have demonstrated great variation in the life histories of various perennial plants between years and habitats, current studies on sustainable harvesting of medicinal plants have only lasted two to four years. We explored the effects of harvesting on the survival of populations of highly used perennial medicinal plants (Rheum acuminatum and R. australe) that are endemic to the Himalayan region. We collected data on recruitment, growth and survival in populations of R. acuminatum in open and forest habitats as well as R. australe in open habitats over six years in central Nepal. We used a matrix modelling approach to compare population growth and the effect of different harvesting regimes on population survival. Although the population dynamics among the studied Rheum species in the two habitat types and among various years of the study were relatively similar and stable, there were significant differences in sensitivity to harvesting. The results of our study suggest that harvesting of both species can be considered sustainable under certain conditions. Either selective (only vegetative or only flowering individuals) or rotational (once every five or more years) harvesting strategies should be adopted. Optimal management, however, partly differs between species and strongly depends on habitat conditions. The conclusions of this study could also be applied to other commonly harvested alpine and perennial medicinal plants in the Himalayan region.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10611 - Plant sciences, botany

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Folia Geobotanica

ISSN

1211-9520

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

52

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

239-252

UT code for WoS article

000410776600008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85018941787