Regeneration of Atropa acuminate Royal at Kuza-Gali forest enclosure of Galies forest division
Regeneration of Atropa acuminate Royal at Kuza-Gali forest enclosure of Galies forest division
Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Anwar Ahmad Khan and Muhammad Muslim
ABSTRACT
Atropa acuminata Royle plant is well-known for its
active constituents extracted from leaves and roots. It
is widely used in a number of pharmaceutical
preparations. In order to develop regeneration
techniques of the plant for its conservation experiments
on regeneration and cultural studies were conducted for
3 consecutive years in its natural habitat. Standardized
techniques of raising seedlings from seeds or by
root-stock were developed. The plant was successfully
regenerated in its natural habitat. Suitable spacing
for planting and appropriate doses of NPK fertilizer
required for better growth and yield was determined.
The plant is perennial at higher hills and good yield of
leaves was recorded during second and third year's
growth of the plant. Roots of A. acuminata attained
exploitable size after three years growth.
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September 1992
Vol. 42, Iss. 3
