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Sarpagandha
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Botanical Name :
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Rauvolfia serpentina |
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CIMAP varieties :
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CIM Sheel
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Soil and Climate :
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The plant grows in a wide
variety of soils. The ideal pH 4.6 – 6.5. It prefers hot humid climate,
humus rich sandy loam soil. A climate with a temperature range of 10 –
30°C seems to be well suited for this plant. |
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Uses :
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Sarpagandha is used for the treatment of paranoia, schizophrenia, and hypertension.
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Propagation :
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Rauvolfia can be propagated by seed and also by vegetative means like root cutting, root stumps, and stem cutting.
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Planting :
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Transplanting of the nursery grown seedlings of 40-50 days. |
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Manure and Fertilizer :
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FYM @ 20-25 tons/ha should be applied during
land preparation. After planting N:P:K
@ 100:60:30 kg/ha
are applied as basal dose, later two equal
doses of N each of 10 kg /ha in moist soil may be applied at 50 days and
170 days after planting.
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Irrigation :
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Sarpagandha is cultivated as a rainfed crop. However, 4 irrigations
if available in summer and 2 in winter at one month interval may be applied for higher yield.
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Weeding :
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Weeding, cleaning, hoeing twice during rains and after rains.
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Harvesting & processing :
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The marketable roots are generally collected
2-3 years after plantation preferably after 30 months of planting.
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Yield :
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The average yield of Rauvolfia dry root is approximately 1,500 kg/ha under average management when harvested at 30 months.
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Economics :
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Expenditure
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Rs. 1,00,000/ha. |
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Total income |
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Rs. 2,25,000/ha. |
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Net Return |
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Rs. 1,25,000/ha.
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