Perspectives of Licorice Production in Harsh Environments of the Aral Sea Regions

Botir Khaitov (), Aziz Karimov, Jamila Khaitbaeva, Obidjon Sindarov, Akmal Karimov and Yongqing Li
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Botir Khaitov: International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Regional Office for Central Asia and South Caucasus, Tashkent 100084, Uzbekistan
Aziz Karimov: International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Regional Office for Central Asia and South Caucasus, Tashkent 100084, Uzbekistan
Jamila Khaitbaeva: Department of Soil Science and Farming, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, Tashkent 100000, Uzbekistan
Obidjon Sindarov: Department of Soil Science and Farming, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, Tashkent 100000, Uzbekistan
Akmal Karimov: Department of Soil Science and Farming, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, Tashkent 100000, Uzbekistan
Yongqing Li: Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-9

Abstract: Along with pharmacological applications due to bioactive elements such as flavonoids and glycyrrhizin, licorice has positive influences on the rehabilitation, rejuvenation, and management of salt-affected degraded lands in arid regions. These features made this plant widely appreciated worldwide when climate change is showing detrimental impacts for crop production and food security. However, a growing demand followed by irrational harvesting of wild licorice plants has led to substantial dwindling of its natural habitat. There is an increasing need to protect the plant biodiversity since sustainability can be a problem with wild harvesting. Therefore, it is important to investigate cultivation technologies of licorice under harsh environments, while this plant can adapt to a wide range of climates. Thus, in this review, we studied, analyzed and summarized the literature on licorice cultivation methods counteracting the most common environmental stresses in the Aral Sea region. Particularly, the current knowledge was rationalized regarding on cultivation technologies for alleviating salt stress thereby improving crop production. We also highlighted that future research directions on licorice breeding and genomics that might facilitate to produce more resilient and sustainable licorice genotypes to renovate agricultural productivity under disastrous ecology and climate change of the arid regions. Whereas this area possesses all prerequisite conditions needed for successful cultivation of the alternative cash crop.

Keywords: Aral Sea region; harsh environment; licorice production; cultivation technology; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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