package of practices for mint, mint oil extraction with beautiful pictures, uses of mint oil, how to grow mint guide types of mint, mint for specific purpose

1. Rani Lakshmi bai central agricultural university ,JHANSI,U.P.
Course name: production technology for ornamentals, MAP
and landscaping
Course code: APH 278_2(1+1)
PRESENTATION ON:
MENTHA
SUBMITTED BY:
SHALINI SHUKLA(AG/063/17)
B.SC.(HONS.) AG 2ND YEAR 4TH SEM
SUBMITTED TO:
DR. PRIYANKA SHARMA

2. INTRODUCTION
ORIGIN: BRAZIL AND CHINA(JAPANESE OR CORN MINT)
BOTANY:
 PERENNIALASCENDINGHERB(60-70CM)
 PROPAGATION: BY STOLONS.
 LEAVES: LANCEOLATE-OBLONG.
 GLANDULARTRICHOMES(LOWERSURFACE).
 FLOWERS: PURPLISH(COLOUR)
 BORNEON AXILLARYAND TERMINALVERTICILLASTER.
 SEED: NO SEEDPRODUCTION.

3. CLASSIFICATION
Note: It contains 13 species and 12 accepted taxa overall
KINGDOM:PLANTAE
SUBKINGDOM:TRACHEBIOTA
DIVISON:MAGNOLIOPHYTA
CLASS:MAGNOLIOPSIDA
SUBCLASS:ASTERIDAE
ORDER:LAMIALES
FAMILY:LAMIACEAE
GENUS:MENTHA

4. M. arvensis
M. piperita
M. spicata
M. citrata

5. VARIETIES
Japanese mint(M. arvensis): Himalaya, Kalka,
shivalik,Ec-41911
Peppermint(M. piperita): Kukrail
Spearmint(M. spicata): MSS-1, MESS-5,
Punjab Spearmint-1, Arka, Neera
Bergamot mint(M. citrata): Kiran
Note:
1) Japanese mint- most widelygrowncommercially
2) spearmint- Mint we find in shop

6. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
SPECIES Methanol(%) Menthone(%) Methyl acetate(%) Others
JAPANESE MINT 65-75 7-10 12-15
PEPPERMINT 30-50 9-25 14-15
SPEARMINT Carvone(57.71%)
BERGAMOT MINT Linalool & linalyl
acetate

7. SOIL & CLIMATE
• Medium to fertile deep soil
• Good water holding capacity
• Ph: 6-7.5
• Tropical & sub tropical
areas(bergamot mint-temperate )
• Damp winters- root rot
• Temp. – 20C-25C (veg),30C (oil
yield)

8. PROPAGATION& PLANTING
Suckers(runners or rhizomes)
Season: Jan- Feb
Planting rate: 500kg suckers/ha
spacing: 30cmx60cm

9. INTERCULTURE OPERATIONS
Frequent weeding & hoeing
Weed free
Soil-loose

10. CROP ROTATION
mint
rice
mint
potatoes
mint
peas

11. IRRIGATION
Light & frequent
Every week (summers)
Throughout the growing season

12. NUTRIENT MANAGEMNET
• Basal- 50:75:37 (kg/ha)
• Top dressing- 75kg N/ha (3 equal
spilt doses)

13. PLANT PROTECTION
DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM CONTROL
Stolon rot Macrophomina phaseoli Crop rotation
Captan (.2%)
Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum Benlate
Bavistin
Topsin
Leaf blight Alternaria Sp. Copper fungicide
Leaf blight
Stolon rot

14. INSECTS-PESTS
Insect pest Causal organism control
Hairy caterpillar Diacrisia obliqua Malathion(1.7ml/l)
Cut worms Agrotis flammatra phorate10G
Red pumpkin beetle- Aulocophora fevicollis Malathion(1ml/l)
Mint leaf roller Syngamia Agrupatalis Thiodon(1.5ml/l)
Hairy caterpillar
Cut worm

15. OIL DISTILLATION

16. Biotech park, Lucknow Mint steam distillation plant
200kg distillation unit Distillation unit

17. SPENT GRASS
MATERIAL LEFT AFTER DISTILLATION
USES:
o MULCHING
o MANURE IN CITRONELLA
o MAKING PAPER & PAPER BOARDS

18. PACKING& STORAGE OF OIL
Air tight containers (glass, tin, aluminium)
Cool place
Light- oil yellow to green

19. HARVESTING & YIELD
HARVESTING:
2-3 times/year
1st crop- May- June
2nd crop- Sep- Oct
3rd crop- Nov- Dec
Yield:
20-30t- herbage
1st year- 150kg oil/ha
200-250kg/ha (subsequently)

20. MARKETING
• For all or raw biomass contact:
M/s-S/.H. Kelkarancj Company ltd.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Mulund, Mumbai

21. USES

22. HEALTHBENEFITS

23. REFERENCES
• www.nhb.gov.in
• www.sciencedirect.com
• www.agrifarming.in
• www.agriinfo.in
• agritech.tnau.ac.in
• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• https://plantvillage.psu.edu>mint

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