Volume: 36 Issue: 4
Effects of organic manures and biofertilisers on herbage yield and bacoside content of Bacopa monnieri
Year: 2014, Page: 102-107, Doi: https://doi.org/10.62029/jmaps.v36i4.Latha
Received: March 9, 2014 Accepted: Nov. 18, 2014 Published: Dec. 31, 2014
A field experiment was conducted for two years to find out optimum doses of organic manures and biofertilizers for higher yield and enhanced quality of Bacopa monnieri under an All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants at Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Kerala. Nine treatment combinations of organic manures [farm yard manure (FYM), vermicompost and coirpith compost] along with biofertilisers (Azospirillum and phosphorus solubilising bacteria [PSB]) with appropriate control were employed. Pooled results over two years indicated that performance of the crop was significantly higher under combined application of organic manures with biofertilisers compared to their individual application. Application of coirpith compost produced higher herbage yield and bacoside content among the individual application of organic manures tried. Application of coirpith compost along with Azospirillumand phosphorus solubilising bacteria registered higher yield and bacoside content. The combination of coirpith compost @ 5t/ha with Azospirillum and PSB each @1 kg/ha was found to be the best in terms of higher herbage yield and bacosdie content for this medicinal herb.
Keywords: Bacopa monnieri, Bacoside, Biofertlisers, Coirpith compost, Organic manures
Chatterji N, Rastorgi RP, Dhar, ML. 1963.Chemical examination of Bacopa monnieri Wettst. Part I: isolation of chemical constituents. Ind J Chemistry 1: 206–212.
Darzi TM, Shirkhodaei M , Hadi MHS. 2013.Effects of vermicompost and azotobacter and azospirillum bacteria on quantity and quality of essential oil of coriander (Coriandrum sativumL.) Int J Fmg Allied Sci 2: 1277-1283.
Deepak M, Amit A. 2004. The need for establishing identities of ‘Bacoside-A and B’, the putative major bioactive saponins of Indian medicinal plant Bacopa monnieri. Phytomed 11: 264–268.
Fraihat, AH, Al-dalain YA, Al-Rawashdeh Z B, Abu-Darwish SM , Al-Tabbal, JA. 2011. Effect of organic and biofertilisers on growth, herb yield and volatile oil of marjoram plant grown in Ajioun region. J Med Pl Res 5: 2822-2833.
Griffe P, Metha S , Shankar D.2003. Organic production of medicinal, aromatic and dye yielding plants. Bull Faculty Agri 51: 151-174.
Jackson ML. 1973. Soil Chemical Analysis. Prentice Hall of India Private Ltd., New Delhi
KAU 2007. Package of Practices Recommendations-2007. Directorate of Extension, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur.
Mahfouz S and Eldin MAS. 2007. Effect of mineral vs. biofertiliser on growth, yield and essential oil content of fennel (Foeniculum vulgareMill.) Int Agrophysics 21: 361-366.
Moradi R, Rezvani MP, Nasiri MM, Lakzian A. 2010. Effect of application of organic and biological fertilizers on yield, yield components and essential oil of Foeniculum vulgare. Iran J Agron Res 7: 625-635
Murthy PBS, Raju VR, Ramakrisana T, Chakravarthy MS, Kumar KV, Kannababu, S, Subraraj GV. 2006. Estimation of twelve bacopa saponins in Bacopa monnieri Extracts and formulations by highperformance liquid chromatography. Chemi Pharmaceutical Bull 54 : 907-911.
Nejad SAH, Moghaddam RP. 2010. Evaluation biofertiliser and chemical fertilizer application on morphological traits, yield and yield components and essential oil percent in cumin (Cuminum cyminum). J Hortic Sci 24: 38-44.
Priya S, Elakkiya R. 2012. Effect of organic manure and biofertilisers on growth and yield of Eclipta alba. Int J Pharmatech Res 14: 1703-1706.
Saraswati G, Shashi B, Mahato KO, Kazuo Y. 1996. Dammarane-type triterpenoid saponins from Bacopa monnieri. Phyto-chem 42: 815-820.
Shrikumar S, Sandeep S, Ravi TK, Umamaheswari M. 2004. HPTLC determination and finger printing of bacoside A in Bacopa monnieri and its formulation. Ind J Pharm Sci 66: 132 – 135
Singh HK, Rastogi RP, Srimal RC, Dhawan BN. 1998. Effect of bacosides A and B on avoidance responses in rats Phytotherapy Res 2 : 70–74.
Singh K, Singh PP, Beg SU, Kumar D, Patra, D.D. 2004. Effect of harvesting time and nitrogen application on essential oil yield and quality of methyl rich cultivar of Indian basil (Ocimum basilium). J Med Arom Pl Sci 26: 293-296
Smith SE, Read DJ. 1997. Mycorrhizal symbiosis 2nd Edn. Academic Press, San Diego. 126p.
Sukhatme PV, Amble VN. 1985. Statistical Methods for Agricultural Workers (Rev. Edn.) ICAR, New Delhi.
Sreekala GS, Jayachandran BK (2006). Effect of organic manures and microbial inoculants on nutrient uptake, yield and nutrient status of soil in ginger intercropped coconut garden. J Plantn Crops 34: 25-31.
Tringoveska I, Kanazirska V. 2003. Use of biohumus in greenhouse vegetable production. IVth Scientific and Practical Conf. Ecological problems of agriculture AgroecoXLVII, Bulgaria,19 May, 2003: 317-322.
© Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow (India)
Ammanath Latha, Vazheparambil Radhakrishnan. 2014. Effects of organic manures and biofertilisers on herbage yield and bacoside content of Bacopa monnieri. J Med Aromat Plant Sci 36: 102-107.
