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Gudmar

Crop Category

Medicinal Crops

Applicable Product

Description

Gudmar is commonly known as “Australian Cowplant, Peripioca of the Woods, Sugar Destroyer and Mehashringi

It is found in tropical and sub tropical areas of India, Africa and Australia.

Gudmar is found in dry deciduous forests and grows as a woody climber

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Gymenma
Species: sylvestre

Economically Important Part

The leaves and roots of Gudmar are the economically important parts of the plant

Benefits of Gudmar:

Diabetes
Renal calculi
Cough
Snake poison
Jaundice

Conditions for Cultivation

Gudmar is a climber with weak stem covered with small hair

The leaf is 1.0-1.2 inch long, ovate elliptical having small hairs on both surface

Flowers are pale yellowish green

Flowering stars during the months of August through September

Fruits are formed in the month of January to March

Gudmar leaves contain triterpenoid , saponins, flavonols and gumarin

Major Challenges

No major challenges have been reported

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 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
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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