Influence of inanimate shade on growth of rooted <i>adalodakam</i> (<i>Adhatoda beddomei</i> C.B. Clarke) cuttings

Influence of inanimate shade on growth of rooted <i>adalodakam</i> (<i>Adhatoda beddomei</i> C.B. Clarke) cuttings

Authors

  • I’ma Neerakal Department of Botany, Assumption College, Changanacherry 686 101
  • R. Rajagopal Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam 686 009, Kerala
  • K.R. Vijayakumar Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam 686 009, Kerala

Keywords:

Growth analysis, intercrop, medicinal herb, rubber plantations, shade adaptation, stem cuttings

Abstract

A pot culture experiment to optimize the shade requirements of Adhatoda beddomei C.B. Clarke was conducted during 1991- 92. Three month-old rooted stem cuttings were grown under six inanimate shade levels (0, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70%). Total dry matter yield, leaf area per plant, specific leaf area, leaf weight ratio and leaf area ratio increased with increasing shade intensities and 60% shade was found to be optimum. Specific leaf weight, however, declined with shade and crop growth rate and relative growth rate increased with shade intensity only during the initial sampling periods.

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30-10-2006

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Neerakal, I., Rajagopal, R., & Vijayakumar, K. (2006). Influence of inanimate shade on growth of rooted <i>adalodakam</i> (<i>Adhatoda beddomei</i> C.B. Clarke) cuttings. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 43, 91–93. Retrieved from https://jtropag.kau.in/index.php/ojs2/article/view/143

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