Influence of Pranic agriculture on morphological traits, chlorophyll content and genetic polymorphism of ridge gourd (Luffa Acutangula L. Roxb.) Assessed by RAPD marker analysis

Abstract

Pranic agriculture is a newly emerging concept of sustainable and eco-friendly agriculture. Pranic agriculture techniques are applied to plants before sowing and at the time of plant development to improve growth and yield. The present study aimed to understand the influence of pranic agriculture on growth, yield, and genetic polymorphism of ridge gourd. An increase in root length by 38%, stem girth by 8%, and the number of days taken for the premier harvest was advanced and found to be significant (p