Keelanelli

It is about cultivation aspects of Keelanelli, a medicinal plant.

1. Medicinal crops P.VANNIARAJAN,M.Sc (Ag) Joint Director of Agriculture (Retired) [email protected] . 9442059321 KEELANELLI கீழாநெல்லி

2. Phyllanthus amarus -Euphorbiaceae Economic part – Whole plant Uses- Hepatitis B and Jaundice

3. Varieties   Navyakrit (CIMAP) - High herbage and active constituents . Soil and climate Well drained Sandy loamy/black soil pH of 6.5 to 7.5 Grows well as tropical and sub tropical rainfed crop.

4. Sowing Plough the land twice/thrice and level the top soil. Seed rate - 1 kg of seeds per ha. Nursery – 20days. Soaking the seeds in fresh water for 20-30 minutes before sowing would help in increased germination. Also seed treatment with GA3 200 ppm for 6 hours increased germination percentage.

5. Spacing 20 days seedlings Spacing -   15 x10 cm, 8 lakhs seedlings/ha 10-20 tonnes of FYM, 50:25:25 kg NPK per hectare. Half the dose of N, entire dose of P and K is applied as basal Remaining N is applied in two split doses, the first at 30th day and the second at 60th day. Manuring

6. Plant protection Normally the pest and disease management efforts required are not high. If cultivated in June to July, the plant is ready for cultivation in September to October. September harvesting is ideal for high Phyllanthin . From the date of the planting, in 80 to 100 days the plants grow to the maximum Harvest

7. Yield      17.5 tonnes of fresh herbage or 1750 kg/ha of  dry herb. Economic part – Whole plant Uses- Hepatitis B and Jaundice

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