Crop Category
Medicinal Crops
Medicinal Crops
Description
Amla is commonly known as Indian Gooseberry, Amlaki or Amalaka
It is a medium size deciduous plant, growing to a height of 8-18 m.
It has a crooked trunk and spreading branches.
Flowers are yellow greenish in color while its fruit is spherical pale yellow with six furrows.
Amla is propagated through seeds. It starts bearing fruits in seven years from the day of planting.
Amla is widely cultivated in tropical parts of India and on the hill slopes up to heights of 2000m.
Commercially it is cultivated in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Euphorbiales
- Family: Euphorbiaceae
- Genus: Embelica
- Species: officinalis
Economically Important Part
Fruits are the economically important part of Amla
Benefits of Amla:
- Slow down ageing
- Cures sore throat
- Fights against heart diseases
- Increases metabolic activity
- Reduces blood sugar
- Boosts immunity
- Regulates bowl movement
Conditions for Cultivation
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Major Challenges
The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes
- Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Bark Eating Caterpillar
- Major Diseases: Rust
- Abiotic Causes
- Drought
Crop Schedule
| Crop Stage | Products | Dosage | Method Of Application | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inorganic fertilizer | Geoxol.COM | 15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than / equal to 0.5%) and bulk denisty (less than or equal to 1.6 g / cm3)20-25 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (less than 0.5%) and bulk denisty (more than 1.6 g / cm3) | Soil Application | Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops |
| Organic fertilizer | Mycoxol4G | 500 g / hectare / application, if soil pH (less than / equal to 7.5) and available P (more than / equal to 15 kg / ha) Combination of Mycoxol 4G (500g / hectare) and Alpha Shield (1000g / hectare), if soil pH (more than 7.5) and available P (less than 15 kg / ha) | Soil Application | Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients |
| Vegetative Growth | Privid | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure |
| Vegetative Growth | Privid | 1200 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Promotes vegetative growth |
| Pre flowering | Silixol OSA | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Reduces impact of abiotic stress |
| Pre flowering | PeakMAX | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Reduces disease pressure |
| Fruit development | Silixol OSA | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Improves accumulation of secondary metabolites |
| Vegetative Stage | Biofuze | 3 ml / liter of water. - Repeat sprays at a interval of 2-3 weeks as per pest attack | Foliar Application | Reduces population of sucking pests |
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