title: [A review of research on sustainable use of medicinal plants cropland in China].
abstract: In China, about 40% of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) comes from cultivation in agrarian systems. The cropland is fundamental to the productions of medicinal plants, and the sustainable soil management is essential for sustainable using of the TCM resources, furthermore it affects the local economies of the medicinal plant production regions and the sustainable development of TCM agriculture. In this paper, the concept of the sustainable use of TCM cropland was discussed and the problems on sustainable soil management in China were analyzed from the aspects of resources and quality. The research advances in sustainable use of the medicinal plants cropland were reviewed from the aspects of continuous cropping obstacles, faming systems and degraded soil remediation. The strengthening research fields in the further were suggested.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Bejing 100094, China.
authors.forename: Wei-Wei
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yang-Jing
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yu-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shi-Lin
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D012987:Soil