Global prospects for cultivating Centella asiatica: An ecological niche modeling approach under current and future climatic scenarios
Centella asiatica is a medicinal plant recognized for its various benefits contributed by its metabolites and has been used as a food supplement since prehistorical times across various cultures. Due to the reliance on natural populations of C. asiatica and the impacts of environmental factors on it...
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| author | Pei-Chen Lin Tzen-Yuh Chiang Miaw-Ling Chen Tsai-Wen Hsu Po-Wu Gean Sheng-Tzong Cheng Yu-Hsun Hsu |
| author_facet | Pei-Chen Lin Tzen-Yuh Chiang Miaw-Ling Chen Tsai-Wen Hsu Po-Wu Gean Sheng-Tzong Cheng Yu-Hsun Hsu |
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| description | Centella asiatica is a medicinal plant recognized for its various benefits contributed by its metabolites and has been used as a food supplement since prehistorical times across various cultures. Due to the reliance on natural populations of C. asiatica and the impacts of environmental factors on its yield and centelloside production, there is a need to identify suitable cultivation areas for this species. We employed ecological niche modelling with bioclimatic and soil variables to evaluate the suitability of cultivation under current and future climatic scenarios. Our results identified suitable areas for cultivating C. asiatica worldwide, indicating its potential for global commercial cultivation. However, the niche reconstruction of highly concentrated centelloside was restricted to South and Southeast Asia due to the lack of available data. When we projected the modelled niche of centelloside in these regions, we observed a lower occurrence probability in some areas, suggesting potential challenges in cost-effectiveness. Nevertheless, our results suggest a consistent future distribution for this species when we projected the modelled niche under future climates based on various socio-economic scenarios. This study not only identifies suitable areas to develop commercial cultivation for C. asiatica with highly concentrated centelloside, but also provides supporting evidence of the consistency of these areas, which can increase its sustainability. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d50c759a570f4f768c8913bf7b6d862c2024-12-16T05:37:37ZengElsevierJournal of Agriculture and Food Research2666-15432024-12-0118101380Global prospects for cultivating Centella asiatica: An ecological niche modeling approach under current and future climatic scenariosPei-Chen Lin0Tzen-Yuh Chiang1Miaw-Ling Chen2Tsai-Wen Hsu3Po-Wu Gean4Sheng-Tzong Cheng5Yu-Hsun Hsu6Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106319, TaiwanDepartment of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences and Microbiology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, TaiwanDepartment of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, 71101, TaiwanWild Plants Division, Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute, Nantou, 55244, TaiwanDepartment of Pharmacology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, TaiwanDepartment of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, TaiwanDepartment of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; Corresponding author. No. 1, University Road, Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.Centella asiatica is a medicinal plant recognized for its various benefits contributed by its metabolites and has been used as a food supplement since prehistorical times across various cultures. Due to the reliance on natural populations of C. asiatica and the impacts of environmental factors on its yield and centelloside production, there is a need to identify suitable cultivation areas for this species. We employed ecological niche modelling with bioclimatic and soil variables to evaluate the suitability of cultivation under current and future climatic scenarios. Our results identified suitable areas for cultivating C. asiatica worldwide, indicating its potential for global commercial cultivation. However, the niche reconstruction of highly concentrated centelloside was restricted to South and Southeast Asia due to the lack of available data. When we projected the modelled niche of centelloside in these regions, we observed a lower occurrence probability in some areas, suggesting potential challenges in cost-effectiveness. Nevertheless, our results suggest a consistent future distribution for this species when we projected the modelled niche under future climates based on various socio-economic scenarios. This study not only identifies suitable areas to develop commercial cultivation for C. asiatica with highly concentrated centelloside, but also provides supporting evidence of the consistency of these areas, which can increase its sustainability.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154324004174Functional plantsSpecies distributionPrecise agricultureSDGClimate changeCentelloside |
| spellingShingle | Pei-Chen Lin Tzen-Yuh Chiang Miaw-Ling Chen Tsai-Wen Hsu Po-Wu Gean Sheng-Tzong Cheng Yu-Hsun Hsu Global prospects for cultivating Centella asiatica: An ecological niche modeling approach under current and future climatic scenarios Journal of Agriculture and Food Research Functional plants Species distribution Precise agriculture SDG Climate change Centelloside |
| title | Global prospects for cultivating Centella asiatica: An ecological niche modeling approach under current and future climatic scenarios |
| title_full | Global prospects for cultivating Centella asiatica: An ecological niche modeling approach under current and future climatic scenarios |
| title_fullStr | Global prospects for cultivating Centella asiatica: An ecological niche modeling approach under current and future climatic scenarios |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global prospects for cultivating Centella asiatica: An ecological niche modeling approach under current and future climatic scenarios |
| title_short | Global prospects for cultivating Centella asiatica: An ecological niche modeling approach under current and future climatic scenarios |
| title_sort | global prospects for cultivating centella asiatica an ecological niche modeling approach under current and future climatic scenarios |
| topic | Functional plants Species distribution Precise agriculture SDG Climate change Centelloside |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154324004174 |
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