Rani Lakshmi bai central agricultural university ,JHANSI,U.P.

PRESENTATION ON:
MENTHA
Course name: production technology for ornamentals,
MAP and landscaping
Course code: APH 278_2(1+1)

SUBMITTED BY: SUBMITTED TO:

SHALINI SHUKLA(AG/063/17) DR. PRIYANKA
B.SC.(HONS.) AG 2ND YEAR SHARMA
4TH SEM
 INTRODUCTION

ORIGIN: BRAZIL AND CHINA(JAPANESE OR CORN MINT)

BOTANY:
 PERENNIAL ASCENDING HERB(60-70CM)
 PROPAGATION: BY STOLONS.
 LEAVES: LANCEOLATE-OBLONG.
 GLANDULAR TRICHOMES(LOWER SURFACE).
 FLOWERS: PURPLISH(COLOUR)
 BORNE ON AXILLARY AND TERMINAL VERTICILLASTER.
 SEED: NO SEED PRODUCTION.
 CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM: PLANTAE

SUB KINGDOM: TRACHEBIOTA

DIVISON: MAGNOLIOPHYTA

CLASS: MAGNOLIOPSIDA

SUB CLASS: ASTERIDAE

ORDER: LAMIALES

FAMILY: LAMIACEAE

GENUS: MENTHA

Note: It contains 13 species and 12 accepted taxa overall

M. arvensis

M. piperita

M. spicata

M. citrata
 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 widely grown
commercially
2) spearmint- Mint we find in shop
 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
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)
PROPAGATION &
PLANTING

Suckers(runners or rhizomes)
Season: Jan- Feb
Planting rate: 500kg suckers/ha
spacing: 30cmx60cm
INTERCULTURE
OPERATIONS

Frequent weeding & hoeing

Weed free
Soil-loose
CROP ROTATION
mint

peas rice

mint mint

potatoes
IRRIGATION

Light & frequent

Every week (summers)
Throughout the growing season
 NUTRIENT
MANAGEMNET

• Basal- 50:75:37 (kg/ha)

• Top dressing- 75kg N/ha (3 equal
spilt doses)
 PLANT PROTECTION

DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM CONTROL

Stolon rot Macrophomina phaseoli Crop rotation

Captan (.2%) Leaf blight

Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum Benlate

Bavistin
Topsin

Leaf blight Alternaria Sp. Copper fungicide

Stolon rot
 INSECTS-PESTS

Insect pest Causal organism control

Hairy caterpillar Diacrisia obliqua Malathion(1.7ml/l)

Cut worms Agrotis flammatra phorate10G Hairy caterpillar

Red pumpkin beetle- Aulocophora fevicollis Malathion(1ml/l)

Mint leaf roller Syngamia Agrupatalis Thiodon(1.5ml/l)

Cut worm
OIL DISTILLATION
Biotech park, Lucknow Mint steam distillation plant

200kg distillation unit Distillation unit

SPENT GRASS
MATERIAL LEFT AFTER DISTILLATION
USES:
o MULCHING
o MANURE IN CITRONELLA
o MAKING PAPER & PAPER BOARDS
PACKING & STORAGE
OF OIL
Air tight containers (glass, tin, aluminium)
Cool place
Light- oil yellow to green
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)
 MARKETING

• For all or raw biomass contact:

M/s-S/.H. Kelkarancj Company ltd.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Mulund, Mumbai
USES
 HEALTH
BENEFITS
REFERENCE
S
• 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
THANK YOU