Complete Jasmine manufacturing method

[siva_gtn]

Hello,

I am Shiva an MBA graduate residing at Dindigul-TN-India.
My Question: I am going to manufacture Jasmiine flowers, hence i would like to know the complete method of Jasmine manufacturing and how to cultivate it, its yielding & cultivation process, time frame and period,What fertilizers we can use and how much it should be used?

Kindly help me in knowing the complete process since it would be a great help hence i am involving in agriculture for the 1ts time.

 

[kirti s]

Dear Sir

jasminum sambac is very popular in tamilnadu. u can grow it very easily.
Jasmine grows well in light soils. A loamy soil is the best. Although they are grown in heavy clay soils in some places, yields are high only in loams.

Varieties

Jasminum sambac is usually accepted as commercial jasmine which is a shrub. There are four types in jasminum sambac. (1) Single flowered Arabian jasmine. This is the most commercial type, which bears flowers flowers profusely. (2) Semi double type of jasmine called Dontara Malle. (3) The fully double small flowered Arabian jasmine (Boddu Male) also called as the grand duke of Tuscany.

Janminum grandiflorum

It is a climbing type and is commonly called as "Sannajaji"

Propagation

Jasminum sambac is propagated by cuttings and layers while Jasminum grandflorum(Jathimalli) is propagated by layers and by stem cuttings.

Planting

Pits of 1 to 2' deep are dug at a distance of the 3-4' to 6' (depending upon the variety) for setting out the plants. Jatimalli has a semi climbing habit and hence require a low (4'- 6' high) pandal for this spread of its branches. Before digging the pits, the field has to be ploughed once or twice and 20t/ha of farmyard manure is applied and well incorporated with the least ploughing. At planting again 10kg of FYM is applied in pits. The rooted cuttings or layers are planted in pits during the rainy season (June-July) and watered if necessary on alternate days till they are established.

After Cultivation

Irrigation is most important for jasmines. Constant and adequate water supply (irrigating twice a week) in light soils during the flowering season i.e March to August which essential for good yield of flowers. After the flowering is over water supply can be gradually cut off.

Pruning

The pruning of jasmine is an important operation. With the approaching of winter the bushes start to shed the leaves. To promote good flowering water is withheld to the bushes in the 2nd fortnight of November which throws the plant to rest and shed the leaves. The plants are defoliated. The bushes are trimmed back to half the height and dead branches are removed in January. After such treatment towards end of January when temperatures rise farmyard manure is applied and irrigated which results in new growth and flowering towards the end of Februry to March. The climbing types on pandals are pruned in June-July. At pruning the dead branches and old stems are removed.

The yield of flowers per hectare in 2500 - 3000 kg in sambac (i.e about 200 g/bush) and 3000 - 4000 kg/ha,in climber (Jatimalli i.e 200 - 250 g/vine).
Since the jasmine flowers are highly perishable and have to be disposed off in the market within few hours after picking.