Influence of Pranic Agriculture in Enhancing Growth and Yield of Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) and its Genetic Analysis | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Article 1, Volume 99, Issue 3, September 2021, Pages 242-247 PDF (524.49 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2021.90527.1135 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Poornima R1; Nagendra Prasad K2; Yathindra HA3; Srikanth N Jois* 4 | ||
| 1Research Associate, World Pranic Healing Foundation, India - Research Centre, Mysuru. India. | ||
| 2Senior Research Consultant, World Pranic Healing Foundation, India - Research Centre, Mysuru. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor, Dept. of Floriculture and. Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, University of Horticulture Science, Mysuru | ||
| 4Research Head World Pranic Healing Foundation, India, Research Centre, Saraswathipuram, Mysore. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Pranic Agriculture (PA) is an emerging supplementary farming system applied to the seeds, soil, and seedlings to improve plant growth and yield by improving the quality and quantity of Prana using Pranic Healing techniques. Chilli is the major spice crop of India. There is a constant demand for chilli in the local and international markets; necessitating its increased production. A field study (0.2 h) was carried out to understand the influence of Pranic agriculture treatment on chilli plant growth parameters, flowering, yield traits and molecular changes at the DNA level by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker analysis. Plant height was significantly (p < 0.05) higher in pranic treatment by 21% than in control. Leaf Chlorophyll content and root length were increased by 13% and 44% respectively in pranic treated chilli than control. Pranic treatment showed significantly higher fruit weight (6.47 g), the number of seeds per fruit (64.5), and yield per acre (14.25 t) as compared to control (5.56g, 51.1 and 12.21t) respectively. RAPD marker analysis recorded an average polymorphism of 24% between pranic and control. Pranic treatment was found effective in increasing the growth and yield of chilli. PA would be a supportive farming system for attaining sustainable and eco-friendly agriculture. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chlorophyll, Crop improvement, Prana; Pranic Healing, Sustainable agriculture | ||
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