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Ashwagandha

Crop Category

Medicinal Crops

Applicable Product

Description

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

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanceae
Genus: Withania
Species: sominifera

Economically Important Part

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

Benefits of Ashwagandha:

Ashwagandha has anti-cancer properties
It Reduces cortisol levels
It Reduces stress and anxiety
It Reduces depression
Ashwagandha Boosts fertility
Ashwagandha balances blood sugar levels

Conditions for Cultivation

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Major Challenges

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 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)	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
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe 12%	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency. Suitable for foliar sprays for crops grown on all types of soil.	Foliar spray	Corrects Iron deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe EDDHA 6%	2.5-5.0 kg / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency. Suitable for calcerous soils with pH above 7.5	Soil application	Corrects Iron deficiency
Deficiency of Boron	Nutrin Boron 20%	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 25 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar spray	Corrects Boron deficiency
After 15-20 days of crop establishment	Mycoxol 4G	500 g/hectare/application, if soil pH (less than or equal to 7.5) and availble P (more than 15 kg/ha) - if fertigation is available	Soil application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
After 15-20 days of crop establishment	Mycoxol Granules	10-20 Kg/ha/application, depending upon soil properties - if crop is on flood irrigation	Soil application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients

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