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Chitrak

Crop Category

Medicinal Crops

Applicable Product

Description

Chitrak is commonly known as Ceylon Leadwort or Doctor Bush

It is widely found in the tropics and sub-tropical climates of the world

Chitrak grows under monsoon forests and vine thickets.

It is a medicinal herbaceous herb

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Plumbago
Species: zeylanica

Economically Important Part

Leaves, roots, root barks and seeds are the economically important parts of Chitrak

Benefits of Chitrak - Helps in treatment of:

Intestinal troubles
Dysentery
Leucoderma
Inflammation
Piles
Bronchitis
Itching
Liver disease
Improve digestion and stimulates appetite

Chitrak roots are an acro-narcotic poison and cause abortions

Conditions for Cultivation

Chitrak cultivation is done in a variety of soils ranging from acidic to alkaline soils

It prefers to grow in sandy loam to clayey loam with high organic content.

Chitrak is a perennial under shrub 1.5-2.0m tall

It grows actively during the rainy season

Leaves are simple, oval, smooth, shiny with pointed tip.

Chitrak flowers are bisexual and white coloured

Major Challenges

The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.

Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Semi Looper, Hairy Caterpillar
- Major Diseases: No major diseases
Abiotic Causes
- Water stress reduces the quality and yield

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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