Cultivation Study in Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera L.) by Using Various Growth Parameters

Abstract: Dioscorea bulbifera L belongs to the family Dioscoreaceae a native to tropical Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. It is found throughout India particularly in warmer places and positional therapeutic uses. It contains flavnonoids, steroids, and cardiac glycosides like phyto constituents. The current works deals with the study with regards to cultivation of this wild medicinal plant and its domestication. Vegetation of plant height and branches were focused in different replicate to find out the significance level of growth in each case. Tabular and graphical data reveals and represent the information regarding agro-culture practice for said plant.

Keywords: Dioscorea bulbifera, Air potato, Cultivation, Medicinal Plant, Dioscoreaceae, vegetation, height and branches.