Comparative Study of Seed Germination and Percentage of Fungal Infection of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal.)

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Comparative Study of Seed Germination and Percentage of Fungal Infection of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal.)

Author Affiliations

¹ Department of Botany, D.K.A.S.C. College, Ichalkaranji, Dist. Kolhapur – 416115, MS, INDIA

Res. J. Recent Sci., Volume 1, Issue (7), Pages 80-82, July,2 (2012)

Abstract

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dual.), is a medicinal plant. Presently, there are five different varieties are under in cultivation. These varieties shows different rate of seed germination and fungal infection .These variation in percent of seed germination and fungal infection are investigated in the present work by blotter method.

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[ref2] Gupta M.L., Mishra H.O., Kalra and Khanuja S.P.S., Root rot and wilt, a new disease of Ashwagndha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dual) caused by Fusarium solani, J. Medicinal and Aromatic plant sciences,26(2), 285-287 (2004)

[ref3] Sreerekha M.V., Patel K.V., Bhatnagar R. and Sriram S., Distribution of total Withanoloides in various plant part of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) accession as influenced by light and dark reaction cycle, J.Medicinal and Aromatic plant sciences26: 681-683. (2004)

[ref4] Thapliyal Manish and R.C. Thapliyal, Recent Advances in research on seed technology of Medicinal plants Indian Scenario, J.Medicinal and Aromatic plant sciences, 27,230-237 (2001) Khare M.N. (1996)

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[ref7] Sharad A.C., Solomon F.E., Devi P.U., et al. Antitumor and radiosensitizing effects of withaferin A on mouse Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in vivo, Acta Oncol,35, 95-100 (1996)

[ref8] Singh N., Singh S.P., Nath R., et al., Prevention of urethane-induced lung adenomas by Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal in albino mice, Int J Crude Drug Res,24, 90-100 (1986)

[ref9] Devi P.U., Sharada A.C., Solomon F.E. and Kamath MS. In vivo growth inhibitory effect of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) on a transplantable mouse tumor, Sarcoma 180, Indian J Exp Biol.,30, 169-172, (1992)

[ref10] Devi P.U. Withania somnifera dunal (ashwagandha): potential plant source of a promising drug for cancer chemotherapy and radiosensitization. Indian J Exp Biol, 34, 927-932, (1996)

[ref11] Devi P.U., Sharada A.C. and Solomon F.E., In vivo growth inhibitory and radiosensitizing effectsof withaferin A on mouse Ehrlich ascites carcinoma, Cancer Lett; 95,189-193, (1995)

[ref12] Bangale Sachin and Bamane Sambaji, Synthesis, Characterization and Hydrophilic Properties of Nanocrystalline ZnFe Oxide, Research Journal of Recent Sciences, 1(ISC-2011) , 202-206 (2012)