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| Patchouli Cultivation |
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Pachouli
(Progestemon Cablin Benth)
Patchouli plants (Progestemon cablin Bent) is a group of essential oil producing plants, has a good prospect because in addition to high prices, oil is also up to now can not made in the form of synthesis. World demand will come from essential oils patchouli currently range from 600-800 tons / tahun.Sebagian great this need is supplied from Indonesia. Patchouli oil by the State Consumer sebagaii binder used in the perfume industry (perfumes) or in other cosmetics industry. KINDS Pachouli Pogostemon cablin Called Patchouli Aceh, rarely flowering, high oil content, bekadar 2.5 to 5%. Pogostemon Heynecnus Benth Patchouli patchouli called Java or forests, can be flowering, oil content of 0.5 -1.5%.Hortensis Backer Pogostemon Bent This species grows only in Bantam, Java Patchouli similar shape, low oil content is 0.5 to 1.5%.
GROWTH REQUIREMENTS Grow well in lowland and high production at an altitude of 10-400 m above sea level.Requires fertile soil, adequate humus and soil containing organic material gives the best results. Requires solar radiation is sufficient. Dikehedaki rainfall ranges from 2500-3500 mm / year, with a temperature of -28 º C 24 Cultivation methods Seed Branch cuttings, the cuttings should have three buds or three pieces of leaf and stem cuttings, must have 3-5 buds. Cuttings material terpilh first sowing in bed with a distance of 10 X 10 cm or 5 x 5 cm and 45 º tilt planted into soil that has been prepared with a ratio of 1: 2. After 3-4 weeks of cuttings begin to grow, then transferred to the garden which has been prepared. Materials can also be directly elected cuttings planted in polybags which have been filled soil and manure mixture. Land preparation Land preparation done in the form of land cultivation. Land should be cleared of grass, then hoe / hijacked and made the disposal trenches with a width of 30-40 cm and 50 cm depth In areas with a slope of 20 º -30 º slope performed by transverse direction (countour), made the porch stairs. In the area of undulating terrace built based on its width and provided with tree guards. Planting distance Fertile lowlands and spacing of 100 x 100 cm, contain high Litany spacing of 50 x 100 cm. On cropping land liparite distance 75 x 75 cm. On hilly ground follow countour 50 x 100 cm or 30 x 100 cm Cultivation Done at the beginning of the rainy season. Before the seed is planted first made with tugal planting hole or digging a hole with a depth of 10 cm with attention to bibiot stood perfectly. Maintenance Stitching Performed on plants that die or depressed growth. Stitching done one month after planting Weeding After a 2-month-old plants, the plants will reach 20 -30 cm and has branched. At this time needs to be done weeding. The next weeding is done periodically after three months. Pruning After 3-month-old plants, grown with perfect patchouli has formed a dense shrub and branch - the branch has reached a length of 30 cm that cause each interlocked branches and covered. In such circumstances do pruning and thinning. Prune the branch of level 3 and above. Fertilization Organic fertilizers (manure, green manure compost ataiu) are quite ripe. An organic fertilizer (urea, TSP, KCL) with a dose of 150 Kgn urea, 50 kg 80 kg TSP and KCL. 1 month after urea fertilizer plant, TSP, KCL given dose while the remaining ¾ ¼ dose after harvest I and II (each of the remaining half dosisi). HARVEST Harvest Time Patchouli age appropriate for harvest 6-8 months after planting. Harvesting can be done repeatedly depending on the state of crops and soil fertility. The next harvest can be done after 3-5 months after the first harvest. Every once harvested crops should be done dibumbun and fertilizing. How to Harvest At the first harvest part is someone that can cut the branches from two or more levels, the first level branches abandoned. The first level branch (a branch close to the ground) dibumbun / dumped to the ground at each tunasnya. This was done to reproduce the plant saplings to form a dense thicket. Three months later (nine months old plants) will give the new groves where the former clipping will grow new branches and in each of the buds that will grow saplings dibumbun. In such circumstances can be done by cutting the second pqanen branches and twigs from the second tngkat upwards. 3 months later may be the next harvest.
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