Studies on effect of organic sources and foliar spray on yield and quality of Safed Musli under inceptisols

Abstract

The present investigation entitled, “Studies on effect of organic sources and foliar spray on yield and quality of Safed Musli under inceptisols” was conducted during kharif, 2021-22 and 2022-23 at Research Farm, Nagarjun Medicinal Plants Garden, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra. The soil of the experimental site was moderately alkaline in reaction, low in available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorus and high in available potassium. The objectives were to study the effect of vermicompost and foliar application of humic acid and fulvic acid on growth, yield and quality of Safed Musli. The results showed that the yield of safed musli recorded significantly highest in the treatment vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha-1 with 2 sprays of 0.5% humic acid and fulvic acid at 45 & 75DAP also the quality parameters such as saponin content (%), protein content (%) and fiber content (%) in roots of Safed Musli were recorded in the same treatment which was found at par with the application vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha-1 with 0.5% humic acid spraying at 45 & 75 DAP.