1Department of Studies in Sugar Technology, Sir M. Visweswaraya Postgraduate Center, University of Mysore, Tubinakere, Mandya 571 402, Karnataka, India
2Department of Chemistry, Government First Grade College, Hanagodu 571 105, Mysore Dt. Karnataka, India
3Department of Chemistry, Maharani's Science College for Women, JLB Road, Mysore 570005, Karnataka, India
4Department of Chemistry, Bharathi College, Bharathi Nagar 571 422, Mandya Dt. Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author : S. Chandraju, E-mail : chandraju1@yahoo.com.
Cultivation of some herbal medicinal plants was made by irrigation with distillery spentwash of different concentrations. The spentwash i.e., primary treated spentwash (PTSW), 50% and 33% spentwash were analyzed for their plant nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and other physical and chemical characteristics. Experimental soil was tested for its chemical and physical parameters. Seeds of herbal medicinal plants were sown in the prepared land and irrigated with raw water (RW) 50% and 33% spentwash. The influence of spentwash on the yields of herbal medicinal plants at their respective maturity was investigated. It was found that the yields of all herbal medicinal plants were more in 33% spentwash irrigation than raw water and 50% spentwash irrigations.
Distillery spentwash, yields, herbal medicinal plants, seeds, soil
