Influence of kunapajala treatment from vrikshyaurveda on leaves of tomato (lycopersicon esculentum l. Cv. Selection 22) and its comparison with conventional farming and organic farming.

Kunapajala is a fermentation product of easily available ingredients and it works as a natural plant growth booster. The experiments were conducted using pot culture method for conventional farming, organic farming and kunapajala treatment in organic way. The results obtained under the kunapajala treatment were more effective for inducing number of leaves per plant and biomass of leaves compared to conventional farming and organic farming. The leaf area was same under both conventional farming and kunapajala treatment. The leaves showed highest relative water content (RWC), osmotic potential (OP) of cell sap, total chlorophylls, chlorophyll stability index, carotenoids and xanthophylls and lowest percentage of membrane injury under kunapajala treatment followed by conventional farming and organic farming. Bioorganic study showed that kunapajala had upper hand, followed by organic farming and conventional farming in terms of soluble proteins, total carbohydrates, polyphenol, proline, glycine betain and ascorbic acid. The antioxidant property of tomato leaf was highest with kunapajala treatment compared to conventional farming and organic farming as revealed by activity of enzymes viz. catalase, peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, IAA oxidase and super oxide dismutase. This overall picture shows that kunapajala treatment is superior to conventional farming and organic farming as it brings about physiological, biochemical and enzymatic enhancement in the leaves of tomato under organic farming conditions.