Integration of Andrographis paniculata as Potential Medicinal Plant in Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) Plantation of North-Western Himalaya

Table 4

Effect of tillage practices on height, number of branches per plant, and LAI of Andrographis paniculata in understorey and open conditions.

Tillage	Plant height (cm)									Number of branches per plant						Leaf area index (LAI)
	Vegetative stage			Prebloom stage			Harvesting stage			Prebloom stage			Harvesting stage			Prebloom stage			Harvesting stage
	Understorey	Open	Mean	Understorey	Open	Mean	Understorey	Open	Mean	Understorey	Open	Mean	Understorey	Open	Mean	Understorey	Open	Mean	Understorey	Open	Mean
: minimum	18.73	20.83	19.7	35.75	38.86	37.3	40.42	43.89	42.1	7.05	7.26	7.1	12.52	13.82	13.1	0.28	0.29	0.2	0.45	0.46	0.4
: medium	24.30	27.08	25.6	40.13	42.38	41.2	44.49	47.84	46.1	9.09	10.07	9.5	14.65	15.72	15.1	0.30	0.31	0.3	0.47	0.48	0.4
: deep	25.19	28.28	26.7	42.94	45.86	44.4	49.04	53.34	51.1	10.13	11.26	10.6	15.61	16.83	16.2	0.31	0.32	0.3	0.48	0.49	0.4
Mean	22.7	25.4		39.6	42.3		44.6	48.3		8.8	9.7		14.2	15.4		0.3	0.3		0.4	0.4

Different letters indicate significant differences at .