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EFFECT OF SEED RATES ON THE ROOT YIELD AND QUALITY OF ASHWAGANDHA (WITHANIA SOMNIFERA DUNAL)

S.G. Wankhade, S.V. Gholap, P.P. Khode

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¹All India Networking Research Project on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Nagarjun Medicinal Plants Garden, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola-444 104, India

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Cite article:- Wankhade S.G., Gholap S.V., Khode P.P. (2025). EFFECT OF SEED RATES ON THE ROOT YIELD AND QUALITY OF ASHWAGANDHA (WITHANIA SOMNIFERA DUNAL). Agricultural Science Digest. 29(1): 39-41. doi: .

ABSTRACT

The present investigation was conducted to study the effect of seed rate on the root yield and
quality of ashwagandha. (Withania somnifera Dunal) successively for three years during 2004-05 to
2006-07. There were five seed rates viz.,6 kg (S1), 7 kg (S2), 8 kg (S3) , 9 kg (S4) and 10 kg (S5) per
hectare tried in randomized block design with four replications. Significantly highest root length was
noticed with the seed rate of 10 kg ha-1. (S5).Significantly highest root yield, GMR and NMR was
noticed with the seed rate of 10 kg ha-1 (S5), however, it was at par with 9 kg ha-1 (S4).The Incremental
Cost Benefit Ratio (ICBR) ratio was also found higher with 9 kg seed per hectare.

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