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Pashanbhed

Crop Category

Medicinal Crops

Applicable Product

Description

Pashanbhed is found in the temperate Himalayan region, at heights of 2000-2700m and is very common in Pakistan, Central and East Asia.

In Ayurveda, Pashanbhed is recommended for curing kidney stones

Charak Samhita (210 BC-170 AD) had recommended the use of Pashanbhed for curing abdominal tumors

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Bergenia
Species: ligulata

Economically Important Part

Roots are economically in Pashanbhed

Benefits of Pashanbhed:

Antiurolithic activity
Diuretic activity
Anti-diabetic activity
Hepatoprotective activity
Antipyretic activity

Conditions for Cultivation

Pashanbhed is a perennial medicinal herb with short, thick fleshy stem

Rootstocks are stout

Leaves are ovate to round, 5-15 cm long

Initally leaves are hairy but the density of hairs decreases with age

Pashanbhed flowers are white, pink or purplish colored

Flowers are borne in cymose panicle with flexible flowering stem

Its rhizomes are solid barrel shaped

Transversely cut surface shows outer ring of brown colour cork, short middle cortex, vascular bundles and large central pith

Pashanbhed has a typical odour, aroma and taste

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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