As well all know, rose is admired for its beauty and fragrance. The rose flowers are known to be marketed as cut flowers or loose flowers and need specific conditions for its cultivation which shall be discussed herewith. Rose cultivation needs moderately cool climate with bright sunshine and free ventilation. Most of the roses are known to grow best at temperature range of 15-27 degree Celsius. The soil for rose cultivation should have sufficient organic matter, PH of 6.0 – 70 and proper drainage.
Different spacing conditions are recommended for cultivation of different types of roses. Normally, a closer spacing of 40X20 cm suffices the purpose of excellent rose cultivation. The best time for budding of rose flowers is from December to February. The irrigation facilities require for rose cultivation depends on many factors such as growth, climate, soil texture, field conditions, and much more. It is important to maintain adequate soil moisture at all stages for the best of growth and flowering of roses.
The intercultural operations of roses need pruning, pinching as well as disbudding procedures. It is recommended that roses needed for decoration and marketing should be cut at the tight bud stage when the buds show colour but the petals have not stated unfurling. Rose plantations need to be protected from pests, aphids and chafer beetles. In case of new rose plantations, manuring is done while rose beds are being prepared and established for normal cultivation procedures. The irrigation frequency depends on many factors such as growth, climate, and soil texture and field conditions. It is also important to maintain adequate soil moisture at all stages of growth and flowering.
The rose oil is used by people all across the world for different purposes since centuries. The rose essential oil might be expensive for people in the modern world. The rose oil extraction is normally done via distillation and extraction procedures. The rose oil extraction procedure starts with picking of flowers. The flowers are picked daily in the morning so that the procedure is completed before sunrise. The flowers are spread in shade at low temperature and water is sprinkled to avoid the loss of oil via evaporation.
There exist various methods for processing of rose oil such as the: (a) Deg and Bhapka method, (b) Direct fired distillation unit, (c) Boiler operated unit. Each method is known to have its respective pros and cons as per the applied extraction and distillation procedures.
The distillation via the boiler operated unit is the most modern method of distillation suitable for large scale production of rose oil. It should be well noted that the rose flowers are charged in the distillation unit. Complete distillation in the boiler operated distillation unit takes about 4-5 hours. The advantage of the boil distillation unit is that several distillation units can be connected with the boiler at the same time. However, most of the rose distillers in India use the traditional distillation equipment consisting of the round kettle (deg) and a receiver (bhapka) serving the purpose of condenser. It is important for the cultivator to know about the pros and cons of each method before deciding on the final procedure to go for.
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