Crop Category
Medicinal Crops
Medicinal Crops
Description
Isubgol is a native of Persia. Grown as a cash crop in the parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Bihar
Isubgol is mainly used as a dietary fibre to relieve symptoms of both constipation and mild diarrhea and occasionally as a food thickener.
It is an important medicinal crop of India
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Plantaginales
- Family: Plantaginaceae
- Genus: Plantago
- Species: ovata
Economically Important Part
Seed husk are economically important in Isubgol
Benefits of Isubgol:
- Laxative
- Demulcent
- Emollient
- Astringent
- Cooling
- Diuretic
Conditions for Cultivation
Isubgol is a stemless herb with hairs with adventitious roots
the Stem is actually a pseudostem without nodes, which is actually petiole of inflorescence
The plant produces about 50-100 pseudostems after 9-10 weeks of sowing
Leaves possess a parallel vein structure.
Flowers are petioleless, non leafy small, bisexual, incomplete and irregular
The Isubgol Fruit is a capsule which is ellipsoid
Seed length is 3mm, boat shaped, glossy and white
Isubgol requires a cool climate and dry sunny weather
Moderate temperature (20-25 C) is required for seed germination with annual rainfall of 50-125mm
Major Challenges
The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.
- Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: White Grub
- Major Diseases: Powdery Mildew, Downy Mildew, Rhizoctonia Wilt
- Major Pests: White Grub
- Abiotic Causes
- Slightly tolerant to drought
- Sensitive to water stagnation
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 |
| 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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