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| Race | Wyvernians |
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 3 items cultivating (allows duplicates) and expand the harvest box up to 30 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 |
| Culture Slot (+1) | Persistent Pests optional quest |
| Culture Slot (+1) | Talons of Ire and Ice optional quest |
Locations
- In Astera Tradeyard.
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 | optional quest ? | Plant Harvest UP (S) | 3 | 100 |
| Mushroom Substrate | optional quest? | Fungi Harvest Up (S) | 3 | 100 |
| Summoner Jelly | optional quest ? | Bug/Honey Harvest Up (S) | 3 | 100 |
| Catalyst | Sprouting an Ancient Tree Coral Bone x1 + 500RP |
Growth Up (S) | 4 | 300 |
| Mega Fertilizer | Rank 6 optional quest: Hard To Swallow Grow, Greenery, GrowGreat Jagras Hide+ x1 + 600RP |
Plant Harvest UP (L) | 4 | 250 |
| Choice Mushroom Substrate | Rank 6 optional quest: A Crown of Mud and Anger A Mountain of Mushrooms |
Fungi Harvest Up (L) | 4 | 250 |
| Thick Summoner Jelly | Rank 6 Optional Quest: Say Cheese! The Pied Bug Piper |
Bug/Honey Harvest UP (L) | 4 | 250 |
| Ancient Catalyst | Rank 6 Optional Quest: The Sleeping Sylvan Queen |
Growth Up (L) | 4 | 500 |
| Soft Soil | Complete all other fertilizer delivery quests to unlock A Gentle Earthen Bed |
Extend exisiting effect duration by 5. | 5 | 600 |
Role in Main Story
- Main story character? Plot device?
Trivia
- Botanical Research is part of the Third Fleet.
- Other notes
Anonymous25 Mar 2018 13:32
Somebody fail to add laid-back botanist info? If anyone was curious he's your man for unlocking more cultivation items. Just do all his quests and that tree will be doing you wonders.
- Anonymous
10 Mar 2018 21:30
I can't cultivate more than an half tab of items... I dont figure out how to add more, any helps?
17 Oct 2018 10:50
What quests Unlock more Grow Options?????
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