Hi - Your research is very interesting. For me, the answers will be;

1) Sure, why not. Medicinal plants are plants. You can grow them in vertical formats, with the suitable conditions.

2) I would say, very well. The value of medicinal plants lies in their bioactive components which usually require extraction. By growing them in a clean (hydroponic) and controllable conditions/environment, you could get the materials with controlled phytochemical profile, with easier downstream processing (extraction, purification). These will definitely increase the value of the plant materials.

3) I came across one reading that might be of interest.

https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/dem/watify/inspiring/watify-success-stories/green2chem-unlocking-worlds-plant-based-biodiveristy

Vitapu Gnanasagar

As long as you control the requirements in your greenhouses- like farming you will get good good quality and maximum production in a limited space.

Good luck

Your idea is very interesting.

Good Luck !!

Vertical farming (VF) is a stacked indoor controlled environment crop cultivation could be used for medicinal herbs or plants because they increase and produce pure and highly bioactive products. Moreover, it does not require any pesticides to preserve the crops due to less environmental pollution. Europe's botanical minds, BOTALYS, has evolved VFT to produce pristine medicinal plants such as Panax ginseng (Asian ginseng), Salvia iltiorrhiza (Asian red sage root or danshen), Cannabis sativa (marijuana).

Yes, we are growing medicinal plants in vertical farming at Shanti Mission in Bangladesh.

excellent

In nature, if you think critically, the medicinal plants are grown in vertical farms only.

Some are found in plains, some at marshy land, some at laterite sol, some at high altitude areas (as in the Himalayas) etc.

So, it is already there.

Start such planting from tomorrow.

Thanks.

Vertical farming divorces crops from the land entirely, which is in many cases more sustainable than traditional farming and allows previously dead areas to be repurposed for growing food. All across the world, disused underground bunkers and empty shipping containers are being jazzed up with high-tech equipment — like flashy pink LEDs and environmental control sensors — to grow a new style of crop on stacked trays indoors. the answer yes but need more money hehe.

Quality of the soil that the plant grows in has an impact on the composition of the plant components. That is an aspect that will have to be studied.

Of course, planting medicinal plants can apply vertical farming, especially for seasonal medicinal plants and medicinal plants whose leaves are harvested such as Apium graveolens, Sonchus arvensis, Taraxacum officinale, etc.

Article Medicinal Plants and Their Traditional Uses in Local Communi...

Very interesting, take a look at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ww2TP_tU7o

Have a look at this useful RG link.

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Dear Vitapu Gnanasagar this remains an important technical question of broad general interest. In addition to the expert answers which have already been provided, please also have a look at the following potentially useful links:

VERTICAL FARMING: THE FUTURE OF HERB CULTIVATION

https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2020/9/16/vertical-farming-the-future-of-herb-cultivation

and

Vertical herb farming, advantage, ideas, and tips

https://www.agrifarming.in/vertical-herb-farming-advantages-ideas-and-tips

In addition, please feel invited to make a contribution to my closely related RG thread:

Is vertical farming the future of agriculture?

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is_vertical_farming_the_future_of_agriculture3

Good luck with your work and best wishes, Frank Edelmann

TES