Growth of Stevia rebaudiana under various agronomic conditions in south Gujarat Ratoon crop Desai Pooja C., Rathod Mayuri C.1, Udutha J.2, Mali S. C., Dhale D. A.3 Department of Biotechnology, Bhagwan Mahavir College of Science and Technology, Surat, Gujarat 1Department of Biotechnology, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat 2Main Sugarcane Research Station, Navsari Agriculture University, Navsari, Gujarat 3Post Graduate Department of Botany, SSVPS's, L.K. Dr. P.R. Ghogrey Science College, Dhule, (MS, India) Online published on 22 January, 2021. Abstract Present investigation was carried out to observe growth of stevia under the influence of various agronomic conditions in South Gujarat region. Growth characters like survival percentage, plant height (cm), number of branches, number of leaves, fresh weight of plant (g), dry weight of plant (g), number of roots, root length (cm) etc. were subjected for cultivar SA179. Various soil amendments were applied for each parameter. Growing plants under Treatment T5 Soil + Sand + FYM + Coco peat (1:1:1:1) resulted into maximum survival percentage (87.60 %), highest plant (36.40 cm), more number of branches (13.40), maximum number of leaves (66) and highest number of roots (15.60), while treatment T6 Soil + Sand + Coco peat + Vermi-compost (1:1:1:1) resulted in maximum fresh and dry weights of the plants (34.20 g and 12.60 g respectively). Top Keywords Stevia rebaudiana, Agronomic conditions, Ratoon Cropping, Growth Parameters. Top |