Advance in germplasm resources and cultural techniques of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi is a plant species of baical skullcap in the family of Labiate.Its root is one of the most important organs for medicinal materials in China.More attention has been paid on artificial culturing of S. baicalensis resources because of the wild resources deficiency and human demand increase ceaselessly.In this paper,the research progress on the germplasm resources and cultural techniques in recent years was reviewed in terms of the biological nature of germplsm resources,propogation methods,management in growth period,harvest methods and biotechnology application in culture.It aims to provide technical information bases for enhancing cultural techniques and developing industrial culture,finally for increasing the quality and quantity of artificially cultured S.baicalensis.