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Jasmines are the only flowers which are demanded on a large scale for their rich fragrance and beauty. Considered as one of the most important flower grown in Indian gardens, various species are cultivated with the purpose of purifying the garden atmosphere with their fragrance. In the commercial markets, Jasmines are demanded for their flower extracts in the form of perfumes, oils, concretes and as an essential ingredient in many cosmetics. Hence the value of this crop is very high in home gardens as well as commercially. Having its natural rich fragrance which is mostly high in the evening, the flower in floriculture is also known as "Queen of the night". It is also one of the most important aromatic crops having high economic value which can be grown by every garden lover and commercial florists.
Harshita Joshi
Harshita Joshi is an agribusiness consultant and a freelance writer. She holds Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture and Post Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness Management. Horticulture is one of her areas of expertise and writing is her passion.She publishes her writings on horticulture with the help of agrihortico.com,a leading portal in horticulture knowledge dissemination services.
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Jasmines - Harshita Joshi
JASMINES
Harshita Joshi
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CONTENT
Jasmines: An Introduction
Major Varieties and Cultivars of Jasmines
Major Products of Jasmine
Major Uses of Jasmines
Package of Practices for Jasmine Cultivation
Pest Management in Jasmines
Harvesting
Yield
Post Harvest Handling
Marketing
Extraction of Jasmine
Bibliography
Jasmines: An Introduction
Jasmines are the only flowers which are demanded on a large scale for their rich fragrance and beauty. Considered as one of the most important flower grown in Indian gardens, various species are cultivated with the purpose of purifying the garden atmosphere with their fragrance. In the commercial markets, Jasmines are demanded for their flower extracts in the form of perfumes, oils, concretes and as an essential ingredient in many cosmetics. Hence the value of this crop is very high in home gardens as well as commercially. Having its natural rich fragrance which is mostly high in the evening, the flower in floriculture is also known as Queen of the night
. It is also one of the most important aromatic crops having high economic value which can be grown by every garden lover and commercial florists.
Taxonomy
Jasmine comes under the genus Jasminum
and family Oleaceae. The family comes under the order Olealcs. According to Baker, Cooke and Duthie, the genus contains a total of 90 species and it is thus verified by other scientists. Out of all 90 species, very few species are under cultivation for the purpose of garden