Common name - Maduruthala
Botanical name - Ocimum sanctum
Family - Lamiaceae
Life cycle - Annual
Morphology
- Stem: Stem with a strong smell and purple flowers and has a sweet-camphoraceous fragrance
- Leaves: Simple, smal l(2.5 cm- 4 cm long) oval in shape and oppositely arranged, pubescent present in the both surface
- Flower: Dull purple; irregular, very small; densely arranged in the un-branched hairy raceme
- Fruit:
Propagation
- By seeds
Agriculture usage/ importance
- Consists of aromatic compounds, which is used to control mosquitoes
- Used in indigenous medicine
Control method
- Use of herbicides
- Paraquat 1.1L in 550L water/ha
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