성장률시차분석에 의한 경남지역 약용작물의 성장가능성 분석

(Growth Capability of the Medical Crops using Growth Rate Differential Analysis in Gyeongnam, South Korea)

Recently, consumers are pursuing the consumption of health-oriented medicinal crops as their per capita income is increased. This change in consumption trends has led to the growing of total production in more medicinal crops. Therefore, we analysed the growth potentiality of medicinal crops cultivated in Gyeongnam province using location quotient analysis (LQA) and regional growth rate differential analysis(RGRDA). LQA showed that Chinese lovage(Angelica tenuissima nakai), Liriope tube(Liriope platyphylla Wang et Tang), Lizard’s tail(Asarum maculatum Nakai), Chinese magnolia fruit(Schizandra chinensis Baill), and Safflower(Carthamus tinctorius) cultivated in Gyeongnam province, exhibited the highest location quotient value compare to the other provinces in South Korea. Also, RGRDA indicated that the medicinal crops classified as growing crops were Barbary wolfberry fruit(Lyclum chinensis Mill), Korean blackberry(Rubus coreanus Miq.), Gyeolmyeongja(Senna tora) and Safflower(Carthamus tinctorius) in Gyeongnam province. Therefore, it suggests the establishment of systematic policy alternatives to continuously cultivate and distribute these medicinal crops with competitive advantage.