Abstract :
Sarpagandha (Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex. Kurz.), a well known medicinal plant of family: Apocynaceae
is used in therapeutics worldwide since ancient times. In present study, sarpagandha plants were treated with different doses
of Azolla compost. After 400 days of cultivation, sarpagandha plants were studied for dry matter yield and chlorophyll
contents. Azolla showed remarkable increase in dry matter yield as well as chlorophyll contents of sarpagandha. In culture
medium, the effect of Azolla organic compost on the growth and composition of sarpagandha plants grown on soil-pot was
analyzed that proved that in future, Azolla can be used as better source of organic compost for cultivation of medicinal
plants.
Keyword :
Azolla, Organic compost, Rauvolfia serpentina, Sarpagandha.