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Botanical Research
Race	Wyvernians
Location	Astera - Tradeyard North

The Botanical Research is a group of NPC in Monster Hunter World (MHW). NPCs are non-playable characters that interact with the Hunter during the story or optional activities in game.

The Botanical Research Center allows the Hunter to cultivate various items thanks to the study of the Ancient Tree.

Quests & Services

The Botanical Research is composed of 2 NPCs: Chief Botanist and Laid-back Botanist
Chief Botanist lets the Hunter manage the culture, the harvest box and the fertilizers.
Once an item is gathered in the field, it's possible to cultivate it and produce items while out questing.
Some Items have to be unlocked via Optional Quests to be cultivated.
You can have up to 4 items cultivating (allows duplicates) and expand the harvest box up to 50 slots.

Upgrade	Requirement
Harvest Box Upgrade (+10)	To Hold a Harvest delivery Aqua Sac x2 + 300 RP
Harvest Box Upgrade (+10)	Your Storage Solution delivery Torrent Sac x1 + 1000 RP
Harvest Box Upgrade (+10)	Greetings from the Tundra 1 optional quest
Harvest Box Upgrade (+10)	Looking For That Glimmer 2 optional quest
Culture Slot (+1)	Persistent Pests★4 optional quest
Culture Slot (+1)	Talons of Ire and Ice★7 optional quest
Culture Slot (+1)	Secret of the Ooze 3 optional quest
Cultivate Nulberry, Might Seed, Adamant Seed, Antidote Herb, Fire Herb, Flowfern, Snow Herb, Sleep Herb, Smokenut, Dragonfell Berry, Ivy, Blastnut, Dragonstrike Nut, Slashberry, Bomberry, Flamenut, Blazenut	Prickly Predicament★3 optional quest
Cultivate Mandragora, Nitroshroom, Devil's Blight, Parashroom, Toadstool, Exciteshroom, Chillshroom, Flashbug, Godbug, Thunderbug, Baitbug, Spider Web	Royal Relocation★4 optional quest

Fertilizers

Fertilizers allows for more items to be cultivated, faster culture and extending current fertilization duration. Can only fertilize once between each quest. The (S) effects stack until (L) if used while one is already up. The Growth Up effect means that items requiring more than 1 quest to be cultivated will be cultivated faster, it has no effect otherwise.

Name	Requirement	Effect	Duration	RP Cost
Fertilizer	-	Plant Harvest UP (S)	3	100
Mushroom Substrate	-	Fungi Harvest Up (S)	3	100
Summoner Jelly	-	Bug/Honey Harvest Up (S)	3	100
Catalyst	Sprouting an Ancient Tree Coral Bone x1 + 500RP	Growth Up (S)	4	300
Mega Fertilizer	★6 optional quest: Hard To Swallow Grow, Greenery, Grow Great Jagras Hide+ x1 + 600RP	Plant Harvest UP (L)	4	250
Choice Mushroom Substrate	★6 optional quest: A Crown of Mud and Anger A Mountain of Mushrooms Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ x1 + 700RP	Fungi Harvest Up (L)	4	250
Thick Summoner Jelly	★6 Optional Quest: Say Cheese! The Pied Bug Piper Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photophore+ x1 + 800RP	Bug/Honey Harvest UP (L)	4	250
Ancient Catalyst	★6 Optional Quest: The Sleeping Sylvan Queen Shattering the Grass Ceiling Great Girros Hood+ x1 + 900RP	Growth Up (L)	4	500
Soft Soil	Complete all other fertilizer delivery quests to unlock A Gentle Earthen Bed Dragonbone Relic x3 + 1000RP	Extend existing effect duration by 5.	5	600

Role in Main Story

The Botanical Research has no role in the main story line.

Trivia

The Botanical Research is part of the Third Fleet.

NPCs
Admiral ♦ Analytics Director ♦ Commander ♦ Ecological Research ♦ Elder Melder ♦ Endemic Life Researcher ♦ Excitable A-Lister ♦ Field Master ♦ Field Team Leader ♦ First Wyverians ♦ General ♦ Grammeowster Chef ♦ Grimalkyne Tribes ♦ Lynian Researcher ♦ Meowscular Chef ♦ Mysterious Hooded Man ♦ Piscine Researcher ♦ Poogie ♦ Provisions Manager ♦ Resource Center ♦ Second Fleet Master ♦ Shy Scholar ♦ Steamworks ♦ Tech Chief ♦ The Argosy ♦ The Armory ♦ The Handler ♦ The Huntsman ♦ Third Fleet Master

NPCs

Admiral ♦ Analytics Director ♦ Commander ♦ Ecological Research ♦ Elder Melder ♦ Endemic Life Researcher ♦ Excitable A-Lister ♦ Field Master ♦ Field Team Leader ♦ First Wyverians ♦ General ♦ Grammeowster Chef ♦ Grimalkyne Tribes ♦ Lynian Researcher ♦ Meowscular Chef ♦ Mysterious Hooded Man ♦ Piscine Researcher ♦ Poogie ♦ Provisions Manager ♦ Resource Center ♦ Second Fleet Master ♦ Shy Scholar ♦ Steamworks ♦ Tech Chief ♦ The Argosy ♦ The Armory ♦ The Handler ♦ The Huntsman ♦ Third Fleet Master

Read this Monster Hunter World: Iceborne guide about the Botanical Research Center - how to unlock cultivated items, fertilizer, slots, harvest box slots & more!

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How To Increase Fertilizer & Its Effects

How To Increase Fertilizer Types & Their Effects

Fertilizer	Effect / Duration How To Get
Fertilizer	Plant Harvest Up (S) Duration: 3 quests Unlocked from beginning
Mushroom Substrate	Fungi Harvest Up (S) Duration: 3 quests Unlocked from beginning
Summoner Jelly	Bug/Honey Harvest Up (S) Duration: 3 quests Unlocked from beginning
Catalyst	Growth Up (S) Duration: 4 quests Complete 'Sprouting an Ancient Tree' delivery quest
Mega Fertilizer	Plant Harvest Up (L) Duration: 4 quests Complete 'Grow, Greenery, Grow' delivery quest
Choice Mushroom Substrate	Fungi Harvest Up (L) Duration: 4 quests Complete 'A Mountain of Mushrooms' delivery quest
Thick Summoner Jelly	Bug/Honey Harvest Up (L) Duration: 4 quests Complete 'The Pied Bug Piper' delivery quest
Ancient Catalyst	Growth Up (L) Duration: 4 quests Complete 'Shattering the Grass Ceiling' delivery quest
Soft Soil	Extend existing fertilizer duration by 5 Duration: 5 quests Complete 'A Gentle Earthen Bed' delivery quest

Talk To NPC With '!' To Unlock Quests

To get the delivery quest unlocked, talk to any NPC that has '!' on top of its head. This will start the conversation and will unlock the quest you need to complete.

Use Fertilizer To Grow Items Efficiently

Fertilizers are used to boost plant/mushroom growth & bug harvests. It's one of the most important features of the Botanical Research Center so it's best to unlock it as fast as possible.

Botanical Research

Quests & Services

Upgrade

Requirement

Fertilizers

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Requirement

Effect

Duration

RP Cost

Max Cultivation Slots Mhw