Privi Life Sciences - Crop Journal

Medicinal Crops

Ashwagandha is an erect, evergreen shrub about 0.5m to 2.0m tall

The leaves of Ashwagandha are simple, ovate and glabrous

Flowering period is during winters (November to February)

Flowers are inconspicuous, green-yellow found in axillay/umbellate cymes.

Fruits are berries, which are orange red, when ripe enclosed with persistent calyx.

Ashwagandha plants are propagated through seeds

Roots, leaves, fruits and seeds are the economically important parts of Ashwagandha

Benefits of Ashwagandha:

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The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.

Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Shoot Borer, Mites, Mealy Bugs
- Major Diseases: Seed Rotting, Seedling Blight, Leaf Blight
Abiotic Causes:
- Water stress and high temperature reduces quality of alkaloids

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)	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)	Soil Application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Vegetative	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
Vegetative	Privid	1200 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Promotes vegetative growth
Pre flowering	Silixol OSA	1200 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Promotes vegetative growth
Pre flowering	PeakMAX	"1000 ml / hectare / application "	Foliar Application	Reduces disease pressure
Flowering	Silixol OSA	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Improves accumulation of secondary metabolites

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