• MADHAVAN. S
• K. SHA

The experiment on the ecotype evaluation of Gymnema was carried out at the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar. There were totally fifteen ecotypes were collected from Tamilnadu viz., GS-1(Anaikatti),GS-2(Coimbatore),GS-3(Yercaud),GS-4(Pukkuzhi),GS-5(Varanam),GS-6(Silambur),GS-7(Chidambaram) and Kerala viz.GS-8(Neelambur),GS-9(Pallatheri),GS-10(Palgat),GS-11(Kuridimalai),GS-12(Vellanikara),GS-13(Kanjicode),GS14(Kumbakarai) and GS-15(Panniyur).The experiment was carried out in pot culture replicated thrice and completely Randomized Design were adopted and observed certain morphological characters like plant height ,Number of laterals -1plant, Number of leaves-1lateral, Leaf length (cm),Leaf breadth(cm),Leaf area(cm2),Single leaf weight(gm.),100 Leaves weight(gm.),Fresh leaf yield-1 plant(gm.) and dry leaf yield were recorded four months of planting. The Ecotype GS-3(Yercaud) recorded highest plant height (84.05cm), Number of laterals-1vine (19.05), Number of leaves-1lateral (37.05), Leaf length (2.85cm), Leaf breath (2.40cm), Leaf area (4cm2), Plant fresh weight (803.10gm) and plant dry weight (546.10). This was followed by GS-4(Pukkuzhi).

Gymnema sylvestre, ecotypes

"ECOTYPE EVALUATION OF GYMNEMA (Gymnema sylvestre R.B)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.316-319, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903342.pdf

"ECOTYPE EVALUATION OF GYMNEMA (Gymnema sylvestre R.B)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp316-319, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903342.pdf