Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Application on the Growth: Yield and Artemisinin Content of Artemisia Annua L. in the Humid Tropics of Ghana - Couverture souple

Yeboah, Stephen; Akromah, Richard

 
9783847379058: Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Application on the Growth: Yield and Artemisinin Content of Artemisia Annua L. in the Humid Tropics of Ghana
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3847379054 ISBN 13 : 9783847379058
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Medicinal and aromatic plants occupy an important economic position because of the continuous and increased demand for their products from local and foreign markets. Artemisia is one of the most important medicinal plants in this area. It is a plant for the production of anti-malarial, anti-bacterial agents and natural pesticides. Artemisinin, the secondary compounds of interest in the plant is mostly found in the leaves. A number of control measures employed against malaria have their weakness. For instance, some strains of the malaria parasite have developed resistance to traditional treatments using quinine and chloroquine, which were previously effective. WHO has recommended the use of Artemisinin-Based Combination treatments as the first line treatments for multidrug – resistance strains. Field production of Artemisia annua is therefore; recommended as the only commercially viable method to produce artemisinin since the total chemical synthesis of the molecule is complex and uneconomical. This work seeks to find out the effect of organic and inorganic fertilizer application on the growth and yield of artemisia.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Medicinal and aromatic plants occupy an important economic position because of the continuous and increased demand for their products from local and foreign markets. Artemisia is one of the most important medicinal plants in this area. It is a plant for the production of anti-malarial, anti-bacterial agents and natural pesticides. Artemisinin, the secondary compounds of interest in the plant is mostly found in the leaves. A number of control measures employed against malaria have their weakness. For instance, some strains of the malaria parasite have developed resistance to traditional treatments using quinine and chloroquine, which were previously effective. WHO has recommended the use of Artemisinin-Based Combination treatments as the first line treatments for multidrug – resistance strains. Field production of Artemisia annua is therefore; recommended as the only commercially viable method to produce artemisinin since the total chemical synthesis of the molecule is complex and uneconomical. This work seeks to find out the effect of organic and inorganic fertilizer application on the growth and yield of artemisia.

Biographie de l'auteur

Stephen Yeboah is research scientist with CSIR-Crops Research Institute. He has extensive knowledge and experience in Agricultural research and rural development. He holds MSc degree in Agronomy, B.ED (Hons) degree in Agricultural Science and teachers certificate 'A'.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3847379054
ISBN 13 
9783847379058
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
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