Basella
Botanical Name – Green: Basella alba
Pink: Basella rubra
Family -Basellaceae
Poultice of leaves used to reduce local swelling. The colouring matter present in the red cultivar is reported to have been used as a dye. The juice of leaves is prescribed in cases of constipation, particularly for children and pregnant women. It contain saponin that act as phytochemicals
Stem cuttings and seeds
Spacing
2 x 2 m
in pits
Manures and Fertilizers
10 kg FYM per pit
After Cultivation and special practices
Train the
vines on
trellis or
pandals
Cropping and Harvesting
Harvest 2
months after
planting
Yield
4000 –
6000
kg/ha
