Effect of Varieties and Spacing on Vegetative Growth and Root Yield of Safed Musli (Chlorophytum borivilianum)
D. Ram *
Department of Horticulture, A.N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya-224 229, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Pradip Kumar Saini
Department of Crop Physiology, A.N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya-224 229, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The experiment entitled “Effect of varieties and spacing on vegetative growth and root yield of safed musli (Chlorophytum borivilianum)” was carried out to find out the suitable variety with optimum spacing 2018-19 and 2019-20 which was designed in factorial RBD with two varieties and three spacing levels. The trials were sown in two years i.e. on 02-07-2018 and 31-05-2019. The present investigation has been carried out at the main experiment station, Department of Horticulture at Medicinal and Aromatic Plant, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. The data has been recorded in the following parameters, like leaf length, leaf width, number of tillers/hill, length and diameter of fingers, number of fingers per plant, fresh root yield, and dry root yield. It is effective against male sexual disorders such as erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and infertility and is used as a health tonic.
Keywords: Safed Musli, spacing, vegetative growth, root yield