Research Advancements in the Seed Technique,Seedling Diseases and Pest Management of Astragali Radix
Astragalus is a large traditional Chinese medicine with medicinal and edible properties.The quality of Astragalus seeds and the pre-vention and control of diseases and pests during the seedling stage have a significant impact on the quality of Astragalus medicinal materials.This paper introduces the research on the origin of Astragalus seeds,summarizes the current status of Astragalus resource identification and new variety breeding research,reviews the research progress on Astragalus seed quality evaluation and grading,seedling disease and pest control measures,seed processing technology,etc.,and looks forward to the development of Astragalus seed industry and intelligent mechanized culti-vation technology,in order to provide reference for the high-quality development of Astragalus industry.
Astragalus seedGermplasm resourcesQuality evaluationSeedling diseases and pestsCoating technique