Research Article | Published: 01 March 2007

Performance of Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal. plants under various spacings in lower temperate region

Pitamber Singh Negi, Sandeep Sharma, K. S. Thakur and Surinder Kumar

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 14 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 37-39 | 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2007-12386D | Cite this article

Abstract

An experimental trial was conducted under nursery condition in Shimla hills of Himachal Pradesh to study the growth performance and effect of different spacings on the growth of Withania somnifera. The present investigation showed that the average height of the seedlings decreased in those seedlings, which were spaced widely, while the average number of shoot, survival percentage and root biomass increased in those seedlings which were spaced widely and it decreased in closely spaced seedlings. The study also indicated that Withania somnifera seedlings could be successfully grown in lower temperate regions of Shimla hill.

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Negi, P.S., Sharma, S., Thakur, K.S. and Kumar, S., 2007. Performance of Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal. plants under various spacings in lower temperate region. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 14(1), pp.37-39. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2007-12386D

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Manuscript Published on 01 March 2007

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