Sarpagandha Plants

Product Description

We are capable of supplying the premium Sarpagandha Plants, which is available from our comprehensive inventory located at Udaipur (India). Considered as one of the prestigious names in the agricultural sector, we are putting forward excellent quality Sarpagandha Plants also known as Rauwolfia serpentina.

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Market Potential : The natural reserves of the plant are rejecting as a result of over-harvesting particularly after its medicinal properties reports appeared in the literature. International Union for the Care of Nature & Natural Resources (IUCN) has put such plant under the risk status. Importers, purchaser within the nation, traditional practitioners, processors, Ayurvedic & Siddha drug producers throng the markets for purchasing of this plant every year. The domestic demand of this is quite large. As the yield is much less across India, the internal market itself is very much potential.

Basis & Presumption :

Agri practices : This plant is an erect everlasting shrub with a long, nodular, irregularly, and yellowish root stock. The leaves are bright green, lanceolate, and long. They are born on stem in spiral of three. The flowers are white or pink and are found in groups. The fruits of the plant are globose, small; initially greenish purple colour but in the end turning blackish once ripe. Flowering time is March to May in Indian weather conditions.

Soil & Climate : The sandy loam to moderate black cotton soils excellent in organic content with pH 6 to 8 and fine drainage facility are perfect. It develops in a large range of weather conditions but flourishes nicely under hot humid tropical weather conditions in open / partial shade. Heights of 1300 meter having a temp. range of 10 oC to 38 oC and yearly rainfall of 2500mm are the best to this kind of species. Good yield is got in regions less prone to frost and having less bad winter.

Land Preparation : The field is cultivated deep in May Month and left for weathering. After pre-monsoon rains FYM is complied followed by 2nd cultivating and 2 cross harrowing in order to break the clods. The field is dressed by planking in the end, and beds are kept out. Nursery should be lifted in a partly shaded area with suitable watering facility. Each bed should be around 1.5m large, 150 to 200 mm high and of easy length. Beds along with shallow furrows 80 to 100 mm aside are made in April and irrigated.

Propagation :

Fertilizer : Commonly organic cultivation is used. Prior to sow 10 to 15 tonnes of farm yard manure per hectare is utilized. In the nursery, FYM (1/3rd of suggested dose) along with 2/3rd of soil blended with 10% B.H.C at the rate of 20 kg/hectare is needed. 30 kg Nitrogen and 30 kg Phosphorus and Potash per hectare are essential. During planting, 1/3rd of Nitrogen and the whole dose of Potash & Phosphorus are used in 450mm from the rows and 70 to 100mm deep. 50 days after planting 2/3rd Nitrogen is used in and the remaining Nitrogen is fertilized in up coming rainy season.

Irrigation

Weed Control : 2 weedings in the 1st year and 1 weeding in the 2end year followed by 1 hoeing usually at the initial stage of the developing season are needed. Flowers sprouting on very young plants should be nipped in order to promote root development.

Pest control : The key pest controlling agents are used to kill its key pests like grub, moth, black bug and weevils. Some of the pest controlling chemicals we use in the development of this plant are BHC 10 %, Asataf 10g / 10 L of water, etc. Diseases like Anthracnose, Leaf spot, and Dieback are known to reason of damaging to this crop. Dieback & Leaf spot can be controlled with the spray of 0.2% Dithane Z-78 or DM-45 in early June prior to come of monsoon and repeat the spray at monthly gaps until November. Anthracnose can be controlled with of spray of Blitox 50WP @ 40g in 10L of water.

Harvesting : The crop of the plant is ready for uprooting after 1 1/2 years of planting when the alkaloid material is maximum, that is 1.4%. It is watered 8 to 10 days before uprooting and the above land foliage is harvested and roots are selected out 5.0 Post harvest operations.

Drying : The roots are washed, dried and cleaned in shade till the moisture content decreases to about 8%. As the outer skin has about 80 per cent of the enter alkaloid, the skin shouldn't be damaged at the time of cleaning the roots. Brown to black shaded seeds, which show from August - December are gathered and absorbed in water for 15 to 20 hours and rubbed with both hands in order remove seed coat. The seeds are washed three times, and dried. Dried seeds are kept in moisture resistant place for next planting. The weight of 100 seeds is about 3.5 to 4 g.

Yield : Average yield per acer  is 2000 kg dried roots and 200 kg seeds.

Economics of one acer sarpgandha  cultivation Expenses :

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