Research Article | Published: 01 December 2010

Propagation of Terminalia chebula Retz. – An important medicinal tree

G. O. Manjunatha, S. L. Lokesh, S. K. Patil and G. V. Dasar

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 17 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 423-426 | 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-13RGB8 | Cite this article

Abstract

Terminalia chebula is always listed in ayurvedic meteria medica. The fruit is used as an astringent and laxative, for local external application against chronic ulcers. Being a constituent of “Triphala” which is used as purgative and antihelmintic. Due to the increased utility with respect to medicinal value of the tree, the demand for the fruits is increasing in India rapidly. The commercial cultivation of Terminalia chebula is hindered by lack of feasible propagation techniques. Hence an attempt was made to standardize the propagation by seeds and grafting in Terminalia chebula at College of Forestry, Sirsi. The results revealed that Pre-treated seeds showed significantly higher germination percentage (63.33%) over control. The maximum germination per cent was in cow dung slurry treatment for 30 days (63.33%) followed by hand scarification with GA3 treatment (47.77%). Among four types of grafting techniques tried namely, epicotyl grafting, whip grafting, cleft grafting, whip and tongue grafting, the success per cent (66.67%), number of sprouts (2.47) and number of leaves (5.17) was maximum in epicotyl grafting followed by whip grafting.

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Manjunatha, G.O., Lokesh, S.L., Patil, S.K. and Dasar, G.V., 2010. Propagation of Terminalia chebula Retz. – An important medicinal tree. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 17(4), pp.423-426. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-13RGB8

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Manuscript Published on 01 December 2010

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