Optimizing planting depth and propagule characteristics for efficient cultivation of Pinellia ternata.

ABSTRACT: Pinellia ternata, a common medicinal plant in East Asia, holds significant economic and therapeutic values. However, the market industrialization of the P. ternata is retarded due to the lack of a further understanding of its cultivation patterns. Here, we report an efficient cultivation model for P. ternata. This study featured a design with four planting depths (5 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm, and 20 cm) and five types of propagation materials, forming 20 distinct experimental groups. Each group was replicated three times. This study thoroughly analyzed the specific impacts of two types and five different sizes of propagules, as well as four different planting depths, on the propagation coefficient, agronomic traits, yield, and quality of P. ternata. (1) Tubers outperformed bulbils in propagation co

SUBMITTER: Liao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12627793 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature