Ecological agriculture: future of agriculture for Chinese material medica.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20161222.012
- Author:
Lan-Ping GUO
1
;
Tie-Lin WANG
1
;
Wan-Zhen YANG
1
;
Liang-Yun ZHOU
1
;
Nai-Fu CHEN
2
;
Bang-Xing HAN
2
;
Lu-Qi HUANG
1
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
2. School of Biological and Pharmaceutical Enginecring, West Anhui Vniversity, Lu'an 237012, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese materia medica;
chemical agriculture;
cultivation;
ecological agriculture(eco-agriculture);
sustainable
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2017;42(2):231-238
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The ecological agriculture of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is generally acknowledged as the most advanced agricultural mode. However, it's still a doubt whether ecological agriculture could be widely applied in TCM agriculture. In this study, we first analyze both the differences and relationships between ecological and organic agriculture, which suggesting that ecological agriculture does not need all the inputs as traditional agriculture. After introducing the situation of ecological agriculture from all across the world, we analyze the differences and characteristics between ecological and chemical agricultures. Considered with the big challenge caused by chemical agriculture, we pointed out that ecological agriculture could definitely replace chemical agriculture. Last but not the least, combined with the situation and problems of Chinese agriculture, we analyze the distinctive advantages of TCM ecological agriculture from 3 aspects as its unique quality characteristics, its unique habitat requirements in production and its unique application and market characteristics, respectively. In conclusion, ecological agriculture is the straight way of TCM agriculture.
