Organic cultivation of Ashwagandha with improved biomass and high content of active Withanolides: Use of Vermicompost.

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) has recently been studied extensively for its health-supplementing and therapeutic activities against a variety of ailments. Several independent studies have experimentally demonstrated pharmaceutical potential of its active Withanolides, Withaferin A (Wi-A), Withano...

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Main Authors: Amandeep Kaur, Baldev Singh, Puja Ohri, Jia Wang, Renu Wadhwa, Sunil C Kaul, Pratap Kumar Pati, Arvinder Kaur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5901777?pdf=render