Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2026
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 3

A comprehensive review on organic cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants: Opportunities, constraints, and implications for sustainable agriculture

  • Author:
  • Neeraj Nagar1,*, Abhinash Moirangthem2, Punabati Heisnam3, Anok Uchoi4, Sanket Kumar Maurya5, Eloni Vida6
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 462 to 468

1,2,5Department of Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping), COA, CAU, Imphal, Manipur, India

3Department of Agronomy, COA, CAU, Imphal, Manipur, India

4Department of Horticulture (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants), COA, CAU, Imphal, Manipur, India

6KVK, East Siang, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India

*Corresponding author e-mail: nnagar.st@cau.ac.in

Abstract

Dependency of cultivation practices on chemical and synthetic fertilizers made the concern about environmental health and degradation of soil health. Organic cultivation is the farming practice which only depends upon eco-friendly approaches viz. Rishi Krishi, Natural Farming and Jaivik Krishi etc. The purpose of this review is to access the different cultivation practices of medicinal and aromatic plants by using organic materials for this different review articles were reviewed from different article data base i.e. Web of science, Elsevier and google scholar. This review indicates the different organic cultivation practices prevailing in India and also the application of different eco-friendly approaches. Furthermore, research is needed to adopt more scientific cultivation practices.

Keywords

Jaivik krishi, organic cultivation, eco-friendly, natural farming, environmental health