Experimental cultivation of Dioscorea deltoidea Wall at Kuza-Gali, Galies Forest Division
Experimental cultivation of Dioscorea deltoidea Wall at Kuza-Gali, Galies Forest Division
Shakeel Haider Zaidi and Anwar Ahmad Khan
ABSTRACT
Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. plant is known for its
steroidal sapogenin extracted from rhizomes and is
widely used as a precursor for synthesis of various
steroidal drugs and sex hormones. In order to develop regeneration technology and its sustained supply, a
number of long-term experiments on effect of cultural
and fertilizer requirements on growth performance of the
plants were under-taken in its natural habitat. Results
are presented in this paper.
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December 1990
Vol. 40, Iss. 4
