PREVIOUS
✖
Geranium saplings
December 30 , 2019
1666 days
901
0
- The CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) has developed a new low-cost technology to produce Geranium saplings.
- The geranium cultivation is being done in aerated glass house currently.
- With the help of the new technology, geranium can be cultivated at farms just like every other crop.
- Geranium acts as an anti-inflammatory and anti-septic agent.
- The Geranium plant is originally from South Africa and is predominantly used in manufacturing essential oils.
- November is the best suitable sowing season of Geranium.
- In India, the plant is cultivated in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and North Easter Regions.
- It has several medicinal values.
- The development has been made under Aroma Mission which was launched to boost cultivation of aromatic crops and medicinal plant.
- It includes rosemary, lavender and lemon grass.
- Under the mission the crops are to be promoted in unproductive and waste lands.
- It also includes lands that are affected by drought, salinity, water scarcity and floods.
Leave a Reply
Your Comment is awaiting moderation.