Variability and Stability in Senna (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.)
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2005
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Anand Agricultural University, Anand
Abstract
Senna (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.) is a well known purgative in Ayurvedic
and Unani system of medicine and has been included in Indian, British and many
other pharmacopoeias of the world. Senna is native to Saudi Arabia. However, it has
been cultivated as a seasonal crop in Tinnevelly and Ramnathpuram districts of
Tamil Nadu and hence known in the trade as ‘Tinnevelly Senna’. It has established
its own position in the international market. The leaves and pods are the economic
parts containing sennosides; which are responsible for the laxative properties. As the
work on genetic parameter is scarce in literature, the present investigation was
undertaken to generate information on genetic variability and stability in Senna
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Horticulture, Study