Biotechnology

 

Vegetative Propagation :

Through cuttings :

Planting Method : Cuttings are planted in polythene bags with sandy-loam soil mixed well with FYM, watered daily and kept till they are one year old.

 

Transplanting: The seedlings when 4 to 10 cm high are transplanted into polythene bags and the bags are kept under shade, duly watered for a month. Then the shade is removed and watering continued for another 3 to 4 months daily. At the end of this period, roots develop and are 20 to 30 cm long. These are planted out during rainy season. One year old cuttings are field planted at a spacing of 3.5 to 4.5 m in 30 cm3 pits. Both water logged sites and overshadowing by other trees must be avoided. One or two hoeings around the plant to  1 m radius and 15 cm depth are done in the first two years.

 

Source: Propagation And Agrotechnology status Of Commercially Important Medicinal Plant Species Of The Project Area Of Andhra Pradesh Community Forest Management Project Prepared For Andhra Pradesh Forest Department By D.K.Ved Sumy Oommen, Archna Singh, Foundation For Revitalisation Of Local Health Traditions (Frlht), July 2002. AP-CF/Propagation and Agro technology Reports Section II/Final

 

 

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