title: [Review on application of plant growth retardants in medicinal plants cultivation].
abstract: Plant growth retardants are widely used in cultivation of medicinal plant, but there is still lack of scientific guidance. In order to guide the use of plant growth retardants in medicinal plant cultivation efficiently and reasonably, this paper reviewed the mechanism, function characteristic, plant and soil residue of plant growth retardants, such as chlorocholine chloride, mepiquat chloride, paclobutrazol, unicnazle and succinic acid, and summarized the application of plant growth retardants in medicinal plants cultivation in recent years, with focus on the effect of growth and yield of the officinal organs and secondary metabolites.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Yao
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
authors.forename: Bao-Lin
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D016573:Agrochemicals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D063245:Plant Development / Q000187:drug effects*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D016573:Agrochemicals