dc.contributor.author |
Sudhadevi, P K |
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dc.contributor.author |
Mohanakumaran, N |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-02-27T05:35:05Z |
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dc.date.available |
2019-02-27T05:35:05Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1987 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Agricultural Research Journal of Kerala, 25(1), 81-88. |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4075 |
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dc.description.abstract |
A field trial was conducted to find out the role of major nutrients on different
growth characters of Costus speciosus and the important characters which had a
bearing on diosgenin yield were identified. The results showed that N application
increased the growth of plants in terms of height, length and breadth of leaves, area
per leaf and total leaf area per plant. P had a depressing effect, especially on the
number of leaves and area per leaf. The beneficial effect of K was only marginal,
as compared to that of N. Application of N increased the yield of rhizomes. The
diosgenin content of the rhizomes was found to be significantly influenced by N, P
and K application while the yield of diosgenin was significantly influenced by different
levels of N and K. Of the growth characters studied, the total leaf area and
plant height were found to be significantly correlated with diosgenin yield. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Kerala Agricultural University |
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dc.subject |
Effect of N, P and K on costus speciosus |
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dc.subject |
costus speciosus |
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dc.subject |
koova |
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dc.subject |
medicinal plant |
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dc.title |
Effect of N, P and K on the growth of Costus speciosus (Koening) Smith |
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dc.type |
Article |
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