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Effect of micronutrients and their interactions on growth and alkaloid production inCatharanthus roseus (L) G. Don.

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Micronutrients were sprayed singly and in combinations, at pre-bloom stage, onCatharanthus roseus plants grown in the field for 15 weeks. In general, all the nutritional regimes enhanced the growth of the plants. The growth responses of B, Zn + B, Fe + Cu + Zn + B were statistically significant. Maximum increases in the total alkaloid content of leaves, stems and roots were observed under Fe + B, Fe + Zn + Cu + B and Zn treatments respectively while few other treatments also caused considerable increase in the total alkaloid contents.

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  1. Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Osmania University, 500 007, Hyderabad, India

    K P Sri Vasuki, V S Rao & K V N Rao

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Vasuki, K.P.S., Rao, V.S. & Rao, K.V.N. Effect of micronutrients and their interactions on growth and alkaloid production inCatharanthus roseus (L) G. Don.. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 89, 197–201 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046205

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