app. Autumn 2018 17Kneading toki rootsMinute and exacting conditions—even down to spaces between individual toki plants (Angelica acutiloba) —influence plant growth. Nara prefecture is aiming to develop new cultivation methods: this government field is growing shakuyaku plants (Paeonia lactiflora).Many medicinal plants including toki, have been traditionally grown on steep hills in cool climates; this was possible as they were all tended by hand. The particular conditions nec-essary for successful cultivation of medicinal plants preclude the use of machinery, present-ing considerable challenges for farmers. The Nara prefectural government is seeking ways to grow plants on flat land, while exploring ways of allowing plants to blossom while pre-serving root quality. If both ower and root can be cultivated, protability increases, thus moti-vating future farmers to grow medicinal plants.Medicinal Plant Production
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