Stevia rebaudiana
Studies on Stevia rebaudiana were undertaken with the following objectives viz., propagation techniques, crop improvement, agro technology development and post harvest technology.
Seed production studies in different accessions
Seed yield of two accessions was studied under different modes of pollination. Maximum seed yield was obtained in open pollination in Accession II (12.69 g/plant) whereas it was minimum (4.07 g/plant) in self pollination in Accession-I. In hybrid population, the seed produced was 4.79 and 4.80 g/ plant for self and open pollinated respectively suggesting further studies.
In continuation to previous year studies, wheat, barley, lentil and gobhi sarson were intercropped with
S. rebaudiana at 45×45 and 60×45 cm spacings. Stevioside and rebaudioside-A productivity is presented (Table 2.2). Maximum stevia and stevioside equivalent yield were obtained when wheat was intercropped with S. rebaudiana. The results over two years consistently
