Variation in Total Phenolics Content in Elite Germplasms of Indian Ginseng Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Boriavi-387310, Anand, Gujarat, India.

2 Applied Chemistry Department, SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat, India.

10.18576/jpac/040102

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Total phenolics content in leaves, stem and root for 64 pure lines of Withania somnifera were estimated. The phenol content in its root ranged from 0.09 - 0.69 percent with a mean value of 0.43±0.10, while in stem it ranged from 0.36 - 1.02 percent with mean value of 0.62±0.14. In leaves, the phenolic content ranged from 0.75 - 2.42 percent with a mean value of 1.72±0.41. Order of TPC was leaf > stem > root. Outcome of the present study could be useful for selection of germplasms for development of cultivar with high phenolics content

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