Effect of Pranic agriculture on vegetative growth characteristics of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

K Nagendra Prasad; Srikanth N Jois

doi:10.17485/IJST/v13i24.711

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Effect of Pranic agriculture on vegetative growth characteristics of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v13i24.711

Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 24, Pages: 2446-2451

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Effect of Pranic agriculture on vegetative growth characteristics of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

K Nagendra Prasad¹, Srikanth N Jois^2*

¹World Pranic Healing Foundation India – Research Center, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
²Research Head, World Pranic Healing Foundation India – Research Center, Mysuru, Karnataka, India. Tel.: +91-821-2340673.

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Received Date:25 May 2020, Accepted Date:19 June 2020, Published Date:09 July 2020

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Abstract

Objective: The present study was aimed to understand the application of pranic agriculture (PA) on the vegetative growth of Spinach. Methods: Spinach seeds were divided into non-pranic and pranic and sown in agricultural plots and growth parameters were recorded on 14, 26, 32, and 40 days respectively. The data were analyzed using Independent t-test at the 5% (p<.05) level of significance Findings: Shoot length and the number of leaves of Pranic treated Spinach were found to be significantly (p<.001) higher when compared with non-pranic samples. Also, stem diameter, root length, and leaf lengths were all higher in pranic treated Spinach. Conclusion: Pranic agriculture has the potential to enhance Spinach growth and thus could help farmers to overcome the agrarian crisis.

Keywords: Prana; Pranic healing agriculture; Root length; Sustainable agriculture practices; Sustainable farming

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