Integration of Andrographis paniculata as Potential Medicinal Plant in Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) Plantation of North-Western Himalaya
Joint Authors
Sanwal, Chandra Shekher
Kumar, Raj
Bhardwaj, S. D.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The integration of Andrographis paniculata under Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine) plantation has been studied to evaluate the growth and yield for its economic viability and conservation.
It was grown on three topographical aspects, namely, northern, north-western, and western, at a spacing of 30 cm × 30 cm, followed by three tillage depths, namely, minimum (0 cm), medium (up to 10 cm), and deep (up to 15 cm) tillage.
The growth parameters, namely, plant height and number of branches per plant, were recorded as significantly higher on western aspect and lowest on northern aspect except for leaf area index which was found nonsignificant.
However under all tillage practices all the growth parameters in both understorey and open conditions were found to be nonsignificant except for plant height which was found to be significantly highest under deep tillage and lowest under minimum tillage.
The study of net returns for Andrographis paniculata revealed that it had positive average annual returns even in understorey conditions which indicate its possible economic viability under integration of Chir pine plantations.
Hence net returns can be enhanced by integrating Andrographis paniculata and this silvimedicinal system can be suggested which will help utilizing an unutilized part of land and increase total productivity from such lands besides conservation of the A.
paniculata in situ.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sanwal, Chandra Shekher& Kumar, Raj& Bhardwaj, S. D.. 2016. Integration of Andrographis paniculata as Potential Medicinal Plant in Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) Plantation of North-Western Himalaya. Scientifica،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117566
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sanwal, Chandra Shekher…[et al.]. Integration of Andrographis paniculata as Potential Medicinal Plant in Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) Plantation of North-Western Himalaya. Scientifica No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117566
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sanwal, Chandra Shekher& Kumar, Raj& Bhardwaj, S. D.. Integration of Andrographis paniculata as Potential Medicinal Plant in Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) Plantation of North-Western Himalaya. Scientifica. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117566
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1117566