The investigation on effect of mechanical, chemical, growth hormone and biofertilizer treatments on seed quality enhancement in Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal) was conducted at Department of Seed Science and Technology Laboratory, B. A. College of Agriculture, AAU, Anand during 2017-18. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (Factorial) with two varieties, viz., JA 134 and GAA 1. Seeds of both the varieties were treated with different scarification, growth hormones and biofertilizer treatments and their combined effect on germination and other seed quality attributes was studied. The effect of pre-sowing seed treatment with growth hormone GA3 (200 ppm), bio-fertilizer treatment Phosphorous Solubilizing Bacteria and varieties showed significant effect on germination per cent, seedling length and seedling vigour indices of aswagandha. The maximum germination per cent was attained by the GAA 1 compared to JA 134.

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Effect of Mechanical, Chemical, Growth Hormone and Biofertilizer Treatments on Seed Quality Enhancement in Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal)

Recent findings by high-performance thin-layer chromatographic separation for a comprehensive analysis of Withania somnifera by densitometry and mass spectrometry: an assessment to quality and adulteration

Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal (Solanaceae) is a very important ayurvedic herb used from time immemorial. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) mentions root of Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal as the officinal part of Ashwagandha. In Kerala, it is used in a variety of formulations either as single or in combinations. But there is a huge difference between its demand and availability. So the study was undertaken to assess the genuineness of Ashwagandha available in herbal raw drug markets of Kerala. For this purpose, 28 commercial samples (one from urban and one from rural) of Ashwagandha was collected from each of 14 districts of Kerala and its characters were compared with the root collected from the genuine source plant of Ashwagandha [Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal] and also with the standards mentioned for Ashwagandha in API. There was great difficulty in procuring original Ashwagandha because it is not cultivated in Kerala. So it was collected from Bhopal in Madhyapradesh where the best variety of Ashwagandha is obtained, which is called â€˜Nagori Ashwagandhaâ€™ Comparisons were done with the aid of macroscopic evaluation which is a part of Pharmacognostical evaluation. The result got from each of these matched with that of genuine sample and the standards given in API. So the samples got from each of the 14 districts of Kerala are thus found to be genuine.

https://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2017/vol6issue6/PartAF/6-6-2-582.pdf

Shalini R

Papers

Macroscopic evaluation of genuine and market samples of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal) in Kerala