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<Journal>
<Journal-Info>
<name>International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences</name>
<website>ijpbs.net</website>
<email>editorijpbs@rediffmail.com (or) editorofijpbs@yahoo.com (or) prasmol@rediffmail.com</email>
</Journal-Info>
<article>
<article-id pub-id-type='other'>10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12</article-id>
<issue_number>Volume 7 Issue 3</issue_number>
<issue_period>2016 (July - September)</issue_period>
<title>ENHANCEMENT IN THE YIELD OF DIOSGENIN BY NITROGEN AND SULPHUR NUTRIENTS IN TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS L.</title>
<abstract>Field experiments were conducted to study the effect of nitrogen and sulphur nutrients on growth performance of a medicinal plant, Tribulus terrestris and yield of diosgenin. Application of urea at the rate of 60, 100 and 150 kg N ha-1 significantly enhanced the growth of plants and also the yield of secondary metabolite, diosgenin. Combined effect of Sulphur x Nitrogen (SxN) along with neem cake proved better than nitrogen alone. Our results indicate that specific and balanced application of inorganic, and/or organic nutrients can be effective in increasing the productivity of medicinal plants. </abstract>
<authors>SANJEEV KUMAR, ALKA NARULA, P.S.SRIVASTAVA</authors>
<keywords>Biomass, diosgenin content, neem cake, nitrogen and sulphur nutrients, Tribulus terrestris</keywords>
<pages>172-179</pages>
</article>
</Journal>
