PRADIPA KUMAR DAS AND SAILABALA PADHI
Abstract
The biofertilizer effect of the aqueous extract of four cyanobacteria viz:Anabaena circinalis (H), Scytonema coactail (H), Lyngbya mucicola (NH)and Oscillatoria princeps (NH) on the growth dynamics, pigments,protein,carbohydrate,lipid and gymnemic acid content of a potent antidiabetic plant Gymnema sylvestre (Gurmar) was investigated. All the employedcyanobacterial extracts (1%,5%,&10%) were found to be stimulatory for shoot length; chlorophyll content, carbohydrate,protein,lipid and gymnemic acid content of leaf. 10% extract of Anabaena circinalis exhibited maximum stimulating effect on Gymnema sylvestre.