Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(1): 2456-2462 2456 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.901.280 Study on Morpho-Physiological Traits in Isabgol (Plantago ovate Forsk.) Influenced by Different Fertilizer Levels C. B. Kuchekar, Madane Ananda Jaganath*, P. P. Patil, M. K. Hiwrale and P. D. Ghodke Department of Agronomy, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -221 005, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Isabgol (Plantago ovata Forsk 2 n = 2x = 8) commercially known as bland Psyllium is one of the most important medicinal plant with commercial value. It belong to ‘Plantaginaceae’ family, This family consist of three genera viz. Bourgueria (Decne), Littarella (Bergivs) and Plantago (L) and about 200 species which are either annual or perennial herb. The name isabgol is derived from two Persian word „isap‟ and „ghol‟ meaning horse ear, referring to characteristic shape of it‟s seed. It is herbaceous plant generally known as autumn sown annual. Plant height ranging from 40-45 cm and International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 1 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com A field experiment entitled Morphophysiological analysis of growth and yield of Isabgol (Plantago ovata Forsk) as influenced by fertilizer levels” was conducted at Dhanwantari farm, Department of Botany, Central Campus, MPKV, Rahuri, Dist. Ahmednagar (MS) during rabi season of 2006 – 07. An experiment was laid out in a factorial randomized block design (FRBD) with four replications. In this experiment three varieties (V1:GI-1, V 2 :HI-5 and V 3 :Niharika) with two fertilizer levels ( L 1 :50:25:00, L 2 : 100: 50: 00 NPK kg/ha) were used. The observations on different morphological characters viz., Growth studies, dry matter studies, days required for different growth stages, yield attributes and yield along with the nutrient uptake was recorded. The studies revealed that among the three genotypes, variety Niharika responded well to fertilizer level resulting in significant increase in growth, yield contributing characters and yield of the crop. Further it was found that application of fertilizer dose of 100:25 NP kg/ha recorded numerically higher values for growth, yield and quality characters and it was statistically found at par with 50:25 NP kg/ha fertilizer dose. Therefore, the application of 50 :25 NP kg/ha dose to Niharika genotype would result to achieve higher isabgol yield rather than 100:25 NP kg/ha dose. Keywords Varieties, Fertilizer, Isabgol and Yield Accepted: 22 December 2019 Available Online: 20 January 2020 Article Info