Crop Category
Medicinal Crops
Medicinal Crops
Description
Kalihari, a medicininal plant, is a native to tropical Africa, India and South Eastern Asia.
Kalihari is known by different names such as Glory Lily, Climbling Lily, Flame Lily
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant because of its brightly colored flowers
Kalihari is poisonous for humans and livestock but widely used in traditional system of medicine
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- Order: Lilales
- Family: Lilaceae
- Genus: Gloriosa
- Species: superba
Economically Important Part
The whole Kalihari plant is economically important
Extracts of Kalihari are used in the treatment of:
- Urinary and reproductive diseases
- Respiratory diseases
- Skin diseases
- Cardiovascular triubles
- Rheumatic pains
Conditions for Cultivation
Kalihari is a tuberous plant with V or L shaped finger like tubers, which turns brown at maturity
It is a climbing medicinal herb, growing upto 6 m long bearing dark colored glossy leaves.
Tendrils help the plant to cling onto other plants
Leaves are alternate/opposite, simple, sessile, ovate to lanceloate in shape.
Kalihari flowers are bright colored
Its fruits are capsules which split open to release smooth seeds
Major Challenges
No major challenges has 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 | 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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Privi House A-71, TTC, Thane - Belapur Road,
Opp. Kopar Khairane Station.
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400709.
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