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Efficient Belladonna Cultivation Guide by Dr.Eswara Reddy Siddareddy is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the efficient cultivation of belladonna, an important source of medicinal alkaloids. It can be grown successfully above 1500 meters in northern India. Seeds should be sown in June-July and seedlings transplanted at 60x60 or 60x45 centimeter spacing. Fertilizer and irrigation are needed to help the plants establish. Leaves are harvested by cutting 30 centimeters above ground level, with 5-6 cuttings obtained total. Dried leaves yield 200-400 kilograms per hectare.
- Author
- Dr.Eswara Reddy Siddareddy
- Language
- EN