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How to cultivate Nepali Yellow Satavar( Asparagus Racemosus) in Farm

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Satavar or Shatavari is an Ayurvedic herb whose botanical name is Asparagus Rasemosus. Nepali pili Satavar is a special variety of Satavar or shatavari which is grown on a large scale in India and Nepal as it gets good commercial value in the market. this medicinal crop can be grown easily in tropical and subtropical region, particularly in central India. This is a multi-year crop that grows in 18 months to 30 months. The yield per hectare of Shatavari also varies according to the soil fertility and the climatic condition of the area. After obtaining roots from the ground they can be stored upto 10-15 years. Farmers are switching to farming of shatavari from conventional farming of cereals due to multi fold return.