%0 Journal Article %A Kumar Verma, Rajesh %A K. Verma, Sanjeet %A Pankaj, Umesh %A K. Gupta, Anand %A Khan, Khushboo %A Shankar, Karuna %D 2014 %T Improvement in the yield and quality of kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata Nees) under the sustainable production system %U https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Improvement_in_the_yield_and_quality_of_kalmegh_i_Andrographis_paniculata_i_Nees_under_the_sustainable_production_system/1219292 %R 10.6084/m9.figshare.1219292.v2 %2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1758843 %K andrographolide %K soil enzymes activity %K application %K kalmegh %K Andrographis paniculata Nees %K herb %K chemical fertilisers %K bioinoculant %K npk %K production system Andrographis paniculata Nees %K treatment T 3 %X

Andrographis paniculata Nees is an annual erect herb with wide medicinal and pharmacological applications due to the presence of andrographolide and other active chemical constituents. The large-scale cultivation of the kalmegh is not in practice. The aim of this study was to establish sustainable production systems of A. paniculata cv CIM-Megha with the application of different bioinoculants and chemical fertilisers. A. paniculata herb and andrographolide yield in the dried leaves was found to be highest (218% and 61.3%, respectively) in treatment T3 (NPK+Bacillus sp.) compared with T1 (control). The soil organic carbon, soil microbial respiration, soil enzymes activity and available nutrients improved significantly with combined application of bioinoculants and chemical fertilisers.

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