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Isubgol

Crop Category

Medicinal Crops

Applicable Product

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
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
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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