ENHANCEMENT IN THE YIELD OF DIOSGENIN BY NITROGEN AND SULPHUR NUTRIENTS IN TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS L.

Authors

  • SANJEEV KUMAR Amity Institute of Biotechnology*, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125, Noida 201313
  • ALKA NARULA Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Hamdard University, New Delhi 110 062, India.
  • P.S.SRIVASTAVA Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Hamdard University, New Delhi 110 062, India.

Keywords:

Biomass, diosgenin content, neem cake, nitrogen and sulphur nutrients, Tribulus terrestris

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted to study the effect of nitrogen and sulphur nutrients on growth performance of a medicinal plant, Tribulus terrestris and yield of diosgenin. Application of urea at the rate of 60, 100 and 150 kg N ha-1 significantly enhanced the growth of plants and also the yield of secondary metabolite, diosgenin. Combined effect of Sulphur x Nitrogen (SxN) along with neem cake proved better than nitrogen alone. Our results indicate that specific and balanced application of inorganic, and/or organic nutrients can be effective in increasing the productivity of medicinal plants. 

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2016-09-30

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SANJEEV KUMAR, ALKA NARULA, & P.S.SRIVASTAVA. (2016). ENHANCEMENT IN THE YIELD OF DIOSGENIN BY NITROGEN AND SULPHUR NUTRIENTS IN TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS L. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 7(3), 172–179. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.in/index.php/journal/article/view/5212

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Volume 7, Issue 3, 2016

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