Survey and collection of aonla germplasm from eastern Uttar Pradesh

Authors

  • A.K. Shukla Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Beechwal, Bikaner-334006, Rajasthan Author
  • D. Singh Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Beechwal, Bikaner-334006, Rajasthan Author
  • S.R. Meena Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Beechwal, Bikaner-334006, Rajasthan Author
  • D.G. Dhandar Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Beechwal, Bikaner-334006, Rajasthan Author

Keywords:

Euphorbiaceae, therapeutic, aonla, Vedic era

Abstract

Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn) a member of family Euphorbiaceae is being cultivated in India since Vedic era. As a result of intensive research and developmental efforts aonla has attained a commercial status and proved to be a potential fruit crop for arid ecosystem. The fruit is recognized mainly for its nutritive, medicinal and high therapeutic properties (Shukla et al., 2002). The fruit is a rich source of vitamin-C and mainly grown in North India particularly Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Exploration was conducted during November 2004 to identify elite aonla genotypes of aonla from Vindhyan hills and part of eastern UP.

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References

Dhandar D.G. and Shukla A.K. 2003 Varietal Improvement in aonla. Paper presented in National Seminar on production and utilization of aonla, 8-10 August, 2003 at Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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Indian Gooseberry. Indian Hortiulture, 39:3-5. Shukla, Arun Kr., Shukla, Anil Kr., Awasthi, O.P. and Vashishtha, B.B. 2002. Shushak Kshetrya Mein Aonla Utpadan. Krishi Chayanika, Oct-Dec.: 32-34

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Published

2025-03-06

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2006): Vol. 1 No. 1 (2006): Indian Journal of Arid Horticulture (2006)

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How to Cite

Survey and collection of aonla germplasm from eastern Uttar Pradesh . (2025). Indian Journal of Arid Horticulture, 1(1), 69-70. https://journals.acspublisher.com/index.php/ijah/article/view/21107