tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post2935364825353445350..comments2023-11-28T06:26:40.953-05:00Comments on A Radicle: Salacia oblonga for type 2 diabetesGuido Mase'http://www.blogger.com/profile/08186818316201584509noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-43143950124885833192020-11-12T10:37:30.325-05:002020-11-12T10:37:30.325-05:00Hi,
Can we had information for how long this plan...Hi,<br /><br />Can we had information for how long this plan could be re-harvest as rotation after the last harvest for stem and root?Admin.CV Sumber Aromatik Indonesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17750594963000753902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-35278741127709388592010-05-20T18:27:19.400-04:002010-05-20T18:27:19.400-04:00ThankyouThankyouMichael Baileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664780007948377558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-85145906970584077002010-05-20T13:20:21.093-04:002010-05-20T13:20:21.093-04:00Easy to grow from seed, is my second-hand understa...Easy to grow from seed, is my second-hand understanding. But you need to live in a tropical environment as the plant needs to mature, 3-4 years, before harvest...<br />I'm honestly not sure where to get seed, but here's some additional info on cultivation:<br /> <br />Local name Ponkoranti<br />Family name Hippocrateaceae <br /><br />General:Salacia oblonga is a valuable medicinal plants belonging to the family Hippocrateaceae and also found in the Southern India and Sri lanka . It is well recognized in traditional medicine as a remedy for diabetes. Superior in terms of safety compared to chemically synthesized products, Salacia oblonga are an effective anti-diabetic and dieting agent .<br />Agronomic practice <br /><br />Soil: It thrives best in porous and well-drained soils with a pH ranging from 6.5 to 7.5<br /><br />Climate: The S. oblonga will grow in temperature from 26ºC - 32 ºC and has been known to tolerate even 35ºC and the annual rain fall is 100 – 160cm.<br /><br />Manures and Fertilizers: The nutritional requirement of this crop have shown that it responds well to the application of N,P and K and also cowdung, vermicompost.<br /><br />Irrigation: The first irrigation is given immediately after transplanting, weekly irrigation is enough to obtain good growth and yield.<br /><br />Weed: Due to the frequently irrigation during the initial stages, there is a lot of competition from weeds. In order to obtain economic yields, frequent weeding during the early growth period is desirable.<br /><br />Pest : No major insects affect this crop.<br /><br />Cultivation: Salacia oblonga propagates by seeds. Propagation through cutting is little difficult and slow where as propagation of seeds is very easy and economical<br /><br />Planting: Plant should be planted at the interval of 1.5 - 2 meter. 800 seedlings are recommended for every acre.<br /><br />Harvesting: The crop is ready for harvest 3-4 years after planting. Proper cultivation practices are applied, a yield of up to 700 -750 kg/per plant (fresh biomass 600 tones per acre) of dry tuber can be easily obtainedGuido Mase'https://www.blogger.com/profile/08186818316201584509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-48403248431443407302010-05-19T12:57:00.773-04:002010-05-19T12:57:00.773-04:00Any idea of how to grow it?
Any chance of seed?
mAny idea of how to grow it?<br />Any chance of seed?<br />mMichael Baileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664780007948377558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738694062065682753.post-57822348835703780402009-12-12T01:03:01.934-05:002009-12-12T01:03:01.934-05:00hiii gr8 to find a blog on this rare plant, it wud...hiii gr8 to find a blog on this rare plant, it wud e gr8 if u highlight some of the features such as interal structure of the root stem and leaf <br />thnkx byeDilip Shenaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001438593623789652noreply@blogger.com