Here are some important details on Asamodagam herb plant. Hope this will useful to you! Thank you.

1. Asamodagam
Nirmani K.D.A
15 AGA 1115

2. What is Asamodagam plant?
• Asamodagam is an ayurvedic plant
• It is used for cough , asthma like diseases
• It is more common in India where it is
called Ajwain.
• Both the leaves and seeds like fruit of the
plant are consumed by humans.

3. • Seeds of this plant are oval shaped and pale
brown.
• Seeds have a bitter and pungent taste.
• Used as a spice.
• Seed also cures abdominal tumors,
abdominal pains and piles.
• It contains 2-4.4% brown colored oil
• Main component is thymol.
• Thymol is a germicide.
• Used in toothpaste and perfumery.

4. • Annual herbaceous
• 30-70cm in height
• Bearing feathery leaves and flowers
• Moderately cool and dry climate favor good
plant growth and flowering
• Temperature- 15-270C
• Relative humidity- 60%-70% during its growth
period
• Grows well on well drained loamy soil
• Gives higher yield in neutral soils having a PH
range from 6.5-7.5

5. Scientific Classification..
• Kingdom : Plantae
• Class : Magnolipsida – Dicotyledons
• Order : Apiales
• Family : Apiaceae
• Genus : Trachyspermum
• Species : ammi

6. Asamodagam Cultivation
Land Preparation
• Selected a land
• Removed weeds and unnecessary materials
• Watered the land and ploughed
• Pulverization
• Prepared drains around the bed
• Added manure (cow dung & compost)
First – Compost
Second – Cow dung
• Mixed with top soil
• Leveled the bed

7. Seeds application
• Used seeds for planting
• Prepared some grooves
• Depth – ¼ inches
• Space between two grooves – 5 inches
• Applied seeds by mixing with sand
• Covered seeds by top soil
• Applied a mulch – rice straw
• Supplied water

8. Insect Pests
• Less affected by insect-pests and diseases
• Harmed by mostly aphids, seed bugs and midges
• Aphids colonies the plant at vegetative stages
• Affected leaves & tender stems
Control
 Spray pesticides ( Thiomethoxam, dimethoate,
imidachloroprid)
 Application of resin soap, Neem Seed Kernel
Extract (NSKE) & Neem oil

9. Diseases
Root rot (Rhizoctonia solani)
 Soil borne disease
 Symptoms – rotting of roots
yellowing of foliage in 30-40 day old plants
later on wither & dry up
Control
• Seed treatment with Captan or Thiram at 3g of seed
• Adoption of crop rotation practice
• Use of bio-inoculants ( Azospirillum or Azotobacter )

10. Powdery mildew (Podosphaera xanthii)
 Appears late in the season
 Symptoms – whitish fungal growth on leaves
 Becomes serious at temperature between 150-200C
and at a relative humidity of above 60%
Control
• Dusting with Sulphur (25kg/ha)
• Spraying wettable Sulphur or Karathane (0.1%) twice
at flowering stage at 15 days interval
• Selection of resistant varieties

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