Effects Of Vermicompost Produced From Solid Waste On The Growth And Biochemical Parameters Of Medicinal Plant - Indigofera Tinctoria

Research Article
Karpaga Jothi M., Amish Abraham D and Saravana Ganthi A
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0906.2254
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Indigofera tinctoria, medicinal plants, solid waste, vermicompost
Abstract: 

In India, low soil fertility is the one of the major factors for highly reduced crop yield. The chemical fertilizers are harmful to the physical and biological conditions of the soil. Organic manure such as vermicompost is a suitable alternative for the chemical fertilizers. The soil solid waste is a major problem in the emerging Indian economy. The demands for medicinal plants are exploding. Cultivation of medicinal plants is an important sector in the current medicinal plant development. So the present study aimed to study the effect of vermicompost produced from the solid waste on the growth and biochemical parameters of medicinal plant in Indigofera tinctoria. I. tinctoria seedlings treated with 70% soil-30% vermicompost had been reported with high seed germination content compare to other concentrations and control. The growth parameters and biochemical parameters were higher in the 70% soil-30% vermicompost mixture.