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ThescientificnameoflemongrassisCymbopogonflexuosus.Lemongrass isalsoknownasJarakushinHindi.WealsoknowlemongrassasChina grass,lemongrass,Cochingrass,Malabargrass,Indianlemongrass.In India,lemongrassiscultivatedinTamilNadu,WestBengal,Assam, Maharashtra,Kerala,UttarPradesh,Bihar,KarnatakaandRajasthan.
Lemongrassiscultivatedasamedicinalplant.75%CitralA,CitralB chemicalelementsarealsofoundintheleavesoflemongrass.Dueto whichlemongrasssmellslikelemon.Lemongrassismostlyusedasa gingerrootintea.
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Climateandsoilforcultivationoflemongrass–UPAgriculture LemonGrassFarmingPreparationandManure andFertilizer TableofContents TransplantingLemongrassPlants LemongrassPlantIrrigation Whentoremoveweedsfromlemongrassplant LemonGrassPlantHarvesting benefitsoflemongrass Disadvantagesoflemongrasscultivation useoflemongrass Howtoextractoilfromlemongrassleaves Marketpriceoflemongrassoil
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Benefitsoflemongrass
LEMONGRASSFARMING LEMONGRASSESSENTIALOIL LemonGrass
12to15thousandplantsareplantedinone acre.Ifthefarmerhasirrigationsystem,then thefarmercanplantitinthemonthofFebruary, otherwiseitisplantedbeforetheonsetofrains. Farmerscanharvestlemongrassfromthefield after100daysoftransplanting.Afterplanting once,farmerscanharvestitforfiveyears.
Duetoitsabilitytoreducefever,
Lemongrasshasearnedthename"fever grass"insomecultures.Findoutmore aboutitshealthbenefits,itswidevariety ofapplications, andwhyLemongrassisamongthemost popularessentialoilsused.
Lemongrasscanbebeneficialinmany typesofhealthrelatedproblems.Ithas medicinalpropertieslikeanti-bacterial, anti-inflammatoryandanti-fungalwhich canprotectagainstmanydiseasesand infections.
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LemonGrassFarmingPreparationandManureandFertilizer
Forthecultivationoflemongrass,friablesoilisrequired.Thefieldisdeeply plowedtomakethesoilloose.Afterthefirstplowingofthefield,10to12 cartsofoldcowdungmanurehastobemixedinit.Afterthatthefieldis plowedtwotothreetimes.Duetowhichcowdungmanuremixeswellinthe soilofthefield.Thenthefieldisirrigatedandplowedinthefield.Thefieldis leftlikethis.Duetowhichthefielddriesupabit,thenitisplowedagain. Duetowhichtheclodsofthefieldarebroken.Andthesoilofthefield becomesloose.Thenwiththehelpofthebelt,thefieldismadeequal.After leveling,bedsarepreparedatproperdistancefortransplantingtheplantin thefield.
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TransplantingLemongrassPlants
Thewaypaddyiscultivated.LemonGrassiscultivatedinthesameway.For whichthenurseryisfirstprepared.Sothecostcanbereduced.Itsnurseryis preparedfromApriltoMay.Forthecultivationoflemongrass,10kgofseed isrequiredforonehectare.Plantsarereadywithin2months.Whenthe plantbecomesfitforplantingin2months.Thentheupperpartoftheplant iscutleaving15cmfromtheroot.Andtherootsareseparated.Becausethe rootoflemongrassisplanted,theplantistransplantedatadistanceof30to 45cm.
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UPAgriculture LemongrassPlantIrrigation Lemongrassiscultivatedduringtherainy season.That'swhyitdoesn'tneedmuch irrigation.ButformoreproductionofLemon Grass,plantsshouldbeirrigated.Thefirst irrigationofLemonGrassplantshouldbe doneimmediatelyaftertransplantingthe plant.Lemongrassplantsshouldnotdryup, solightirrigationshouldbedoneataninterval of2to3days.Whentheplantsstartsprouting, irrigationshouldbedoneonceinthefirst weekandlightirrigationshouldbedonein20 to25daysinthewinterseason.
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Tocontroltheweedfromthelemongrassplant,diuranandoxyflorafen shouldbesprayedintheplantbychemicalmethod.Weedingshouldbedone fromtimetotimetocontroltheweedsfromtheLemonGrassplant.Itisvery importanttoprotecttheplantfromweedsfor2months.Aftertransplanting thelemongrassplant,thefirsthoeingshouldbedoneafter12to15days.
Whentoremoveweedsfromlemongrassplant
LemonGrassPlantHarvesting
Lemongrassplantisreadyforharvestingin60to90days.Thefirst harvestingofitsplantisdoneafter3monthsoftransplantingtheplant. Thereisanincreaseinyieldaftereveryharvest.Onceitsplantsareready,it yieldsfor5years.Theharvestingoftheplantshouldbedoneonlyfromthe topof10to12cm.Sothattheplantcangrowwell,thefarmerbrothersget aprofitof3to4lakhsin1yearfromthecultivationoflemongrass.Lemon Grasscultivation,about100tonsofgreengrassisobtainedinonehectare.
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benefitsoflemongrass
Somespecialtypesofmedicinalpropertiesarefoundinlemongrassoil,whichis beneficialinremovingtheproblemofsleep.
Consuminglemongrassalsoprovesbeneficialinweightloss.Andremovesthe virussubstancespresentinthebodythroughurine.
Consuminglemongrassstrengthensyourimmunity.
Consuminglemongrassremovesmanytypesofproblemsrelatedtothestomach andincreasesimmunity.
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Disadvantagesoflemongrasscultivation
Ifthereisaproblemofhighbloodpressure,thenuselemongrassonlyafter consultingthedoctor.
Excessiveconsumptionoflemongrasscanalsomakeyoufeelweak.
Lemongrassshouldnotbeconsumedduringmeals.Otherwise,youmay havetheproblemoffrequenturination.
UseoflemongrassPregnantandlactatingwomenshouldnotconsumeit.
Becauseitsconsumptioncanstartanepidemic.Duetowhichthereisafear ofabortion.
Consuminglemongrassinexcesscancausedizziness.
Lemongrasscontainsanticancerwhichreducesthechancesofcancer disease.
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Useoflemongrass
Lemongrasshasthesamesournessaslemon.That'swhyitisalsousedin placeoflemon.
Lemongrassisalsousedinmakingchicken.
Lemongrassisalsousedtoflavorvegetables.
Lemongrassisalsousedinmakingsoup.
Itisalsousedinmakingtea.
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Howtoextractoilfromlemongrassleaves
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Lemongrassoilisextractedbydistillationmethod.Thereisatankof1tonto keepoil.Whichhastwopartitions.Waterisfilledinthelowerpartand lemongrassleavesareputintheupperpart.Lemongrassleavesareputin thesametankanditiscoveredwithalid.Sothatthewaterdoesnotcome out.Nowheatthewaterbylightingafireunderthetankfilledwith lemongrassleaves.Whenthewaterisheated,thesteampassesthroughthe wharfandiscollectedinasmalltankthroughapipeonthetopofthetank. Andwhenyouarecooledwithwater.Sotheoilandwatergetseparated frominsidethesteam.Oilandwatercomeoutthroughseparatepipes.And theoilcomesouteasilyfromtheleavesoflemongrass.
Marketpriceoflemongrassoil
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Cultivationoflemongrasscosts₹30000to₹40000inonehectare.Once lemongrassiscultivated,thecropcanbeharvestedthreetofourtimes. Lemongrassoilisalsousedasmedicine.That'swhythedemandforitsoilis veryhighinthemarket.Duetowhichfarmersaregettinggoodpricesfrom itscultivation.Atpresent,lemongrassoilisbeingsoldatRs.1100to1500 perkg.Thereisahugedemandforpharmaceuticals,medicines,household uses,soapsandoils,cosmeticproducts,beautyproductsandallied industries.Lemongrassfarmingearnsonelakhto1lakhto1.60lakhrupees in1year.
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