Sustainable Livelihoods For Smallholders Farmers in Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

Sustainable Livelihoods for Smallholders farmers in
Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
Mentha Crop Production Practices and Market Linkage
Presenter : Alok Pandey, Kajod and Divesh

Agenda
1. History and Brief Introduction of mentha crop in India
2. Mentha Varieties and Promoted by CIMAP
3. Brief Introduction about-CIM Unnati
4. Benefits of Early Mentha Technique Recommended by CIMAP
5. Nursery Production of Mentha Crop
6. Mentha Crop Cultivation (Main Crop)
7. Distillation and Storage
8. Major Markets of Mentha Oil
9. Challenges and Mitigations in Mentha Oil
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1. History and Brief Introduction of Mentha Crop in India
1.1 History of Mentha Crop
 The cultivation of Mentha arvensis in India is a dramatic & very successful story. Before, 1964, there was no
production of Mentha Oil & Menthol in India.
 The cultivation of was started around 1870 in Japan so it is also called Japanese Mint than extant in Brazil,
Mentha arvensis China and Formosa etc. Col. Mr. R.N. Chopra & Dr. I.N. Chopra of Regional Research
Laboratory Jammu Tawi first brought Mentha Arvensis in 1964 and with the best efforts of Mr. S.C. Bante
Managing Director Hindustan Richardson Ltd (VICKs), the commercial cultivation could be started in India.
 Hindustan Richardson Ltd. established a distillation unit in BILASPUR of district Nanital so confidently the
Farmer could grow Mentha Herb. They had supplied the planting materials as well as given technical knowledge
to grow the Mentha herb. As the result the area of mentha crops substantially increased in entire tarai and
western districts of U. P. mainly Nanital, Rampur, Moradabad, Badaun, Bareilly and recently extended to eastern
districts viz. Barabanki, Lucknow & Sitapur districts. 80% crop of India, grown in Uttar Pradesh, rest 20% in
Punjab, Haryana. In these two years crop of Mentha Herb developed MP & Gujrat but in little quantity.

1. History and Brief Introduction of Mentha Crop in India
1.2 Introduction of Mentha Crop
 Menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.) belonging to the family Lamiaceae, is an important medicinal and aromatic
crop of the sub-tropical countries, including India. The other major menthol mint producing countries in the
world are USA, several European countries, China and Brazil (Venkatesha et al., 2019).
 In India, menthol-mint is cultivated in more than 200,000 ha area in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, West
Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand (Rao and Syamasundar, 2013; Shukla et al.,
2011).
 The essential oil of menthol mint is commercially used for producing menthol and the by-product dementholised
oil (DMO) that find wide use in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. Menthol has a cooling and soothing
effect on the skin, making it a useful ingredient in several pharmaceutical and

2. Mentha Varieties and Promoted by CIMAP
 CIM- Kosi-Early Variety require late planting released in 1999.
 CIM- Kranti-Released in 2013 early planting variety cold tolerant.
 CIM- Unnati-Released on 31st Jan 2020.The most recent released variety for maximum oil content.

3. Brief Introduction about-CIM Unnati
 Menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.) is cultivated commercially for extraction of essential oil from upper ground
herbage (leaves + stem).
 The essential oil of menthol mint is mainly used for production of menthol and the by-product Dementholised oil
(DMO) that find extensive applications in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry.
 A new genotype of menthol mint MASP-19, now christened as CIM-Unnati, has been developed by CSIR-
CIMAP through intensive breeding efforts for improved essential oil yield.
 The new variety CIM-Unnati consistently recorded higher essential oil yield over the commercial checks during
field evaluation trials. The new variety has a potential to produce 185-190 q/ha herbage that can give an essential
oil yield of 185-190 liter/ha. The variety matures in 100- 110 days after planting. The menthol content in the oil
is hovers around 74.3 %, which is as per industry requirement.
 The distinct leaf morphology and high essential oil yield are the two important features of this variety. This
variety also satisfies several DUS (Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability) criteria.

4. Benefits of Early Mentha Technique Recommended by CIMAP
• Technique of root stolon production by 15 December. This is to minimize time of production of plant.
• Production of plant from root stolon in nursery by 15th December-1st Jan by using polythene cover or polytunnel
or nursery to be grown in Polyhouse.
• By this way mini plant will be ready to propagate by Jan end or start week of Feb.
• By this way farmer will not be forced to sow root stolon directly in the field.
• This technique saves 30-40days time.
• This process increases the chances of second harvest.
• This technique saves irrigation by 30%.
• Planting to be done on bunds.
• Less weed generation due to planting on bunds. Saving of 30% on weed control.

4.1 Benefit of Early mint Technique by CIMAP
Benefits of Sowing techniques-Traditional method and new Technique
Plain field sowing/planting Sowing on bunds

A Saving of time
1. On time(1st week of Feb)sowing by direct root method-crop readiness for harvest 110-120 days 90-100 days
2. On time(1st week of Feb)sowing by plant method-crop readiness for harvest 90-100 days 70-80 days
3. On time(1st week of March)sowing by plant method-crop readiness for harvest 85-95 days 65-75 days
3. On time(1st week of April)sowing by plant method-crop readiness for harvest 80-90 days 60-70 days
B Avg.Production of first harvest(Oil/ha) 120-160 kg 140-190 kg
C Avg.requirement of irrigation/harvest 500 ha.mm. 350 ha.mm.
D Insect,weed,disease normal below normal
E Avg.Production of second harvest(Oil/ha) 70-80 kg 80-100 kg
F Risk due to rain on second harvest Very high Very low

5.1 Soil & Climate :- Soil having sufficient biological content, good water
drainage, pH ranging between 6.0-7.5, sandy loam and alluvial loam soil is
suitable. Japanese mint can be grown in all tropical and subtropical areas under
irrigation with temperature range of 20- 40⁰C.
5.2 Land Preparation :- Plough well and level the land before nursery
planting.
5.3 Root Selection & Treatment- Suitable Mentha variety should be
purchased from a trusted & reasonable sources. Prepare solution of
Carbendazim / Trichoderma 2.5-5 grams / lit. of water for root treatment and
dip the roots for 15 minutes before planting.
5.4 Manure & Fertilizer Application- Apply well rotted farm yard manure 2-
2.5 kg / Sq. mtr. before planting of treated roots.

5.5 Root Planting:- Suitable time for nursery planting is 5th December to 1st
January. 30-35kg/acre root stolon/suckers is required for preparing for 1 acre land.
Suckers must be to cut in 5-10cm pieces. Drop/Spread/broadcasting Mentha roots in
the nursery bed in manner that multiple roots do not drop at one location. 15 th Dec-
15Th Jan Nursery timing for two cutting,15th Jan-15thFeb Nursery timing for One
cutting. Press slowly by broomstick so that roots can stick to soil equally. Than put a
layer of Vermicompost or FYM on the nursery. Than cover the bed by straw for
mulching and temperature optimization.
5.6 Irrigation Management:- Irrigation is most critical task into Mentha nursery
production. Irrigation fully depends on soil and climate conditions. Moisture should
be maintained for good and healthy plant growth. Excessive watering may cause
root disease.

6. Mentha Crop Production (Main Crop)

6.1 Soil and Climate
Soil:- Sandy loam and alluvial loam soil having good water holding capacity and sufficient organic matter, good water
drainage is suitable for Mentha cultivation. Soil pH ranging should between 6.0-7.5. Liming is recommended for acidic
soil pH less than 5.5.
Climate:- Japanese mint can be grown in all tropical and subtropical areas under irrigation with temperature range of
20- 40⁰C .
Temperature of 20- 25⁰C is most favorable to promotes vegetative growth, but the essential oil and menthol are reported
to increase at a higher temperature of 30⁰C under Indian conditions.
Open, sunny situations without excessive rains during the growing period are congenial for the good growth and
development of the oil.

6.2 Land Preparation
A recommended crop rotation should be followed for Mentha crop production.
Land should be thoroughly ploughed, harrowed, fine soil and two cross harrowing before Mentha transplanting .
All the stubble of weeds should be removed before the crop is planted.
Recommended manure and fertilizer dose should be done at the time of land preparation.
Green manuring may also be done before the mint is planted. Sun-hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is an ideal green
manure crop.*{(Recommended not a traditional process followed)}
 Mentha are planted on flat land or ridges. Hence, flat beds of convenient sizes or ridges are made according to
the spacing recommended.

6.3 Suckers Preparation and Treatment
 Nursery suckers ready for planting within 20 to 25 day of nursery sowing.
 Before transplantation the ground level should be prepared.
 Prepare solution of Carbendazim 2.5-5 gm/lit or Trichoderma viride 1.5 5 WP- 10-20 grams/lit. of water for root
treatment and dipping the suckers for 15 minutes in the solution.
 Suckers can be treated with AMRIT PANI @ 20 % With 80 % water and dip the suckers/roots for better sprouting
and soil disease management.
 Apply Trichoderma viride @ 3 kg per hector at the time of land preparation with 500 kg organic manure.

6.4 Manures and Fertilizer Application
 Apply well decomposed farm yard manure at the time Land preparation 25-30mt/ha.
 At time of transplanting- Urea 50-60 kg Basal Dressing (1/3 of urea).
 Apply full quantity of phosphorous and potassium fertilizers.
 Rest of chemical fertilizers will be used in top dressing.

6.4.1. Quantity of Fertilizers
6.4.1.1. Traditional Practice
• For Double Harvest • For Single Harvest
• Nitrogen- 150 kg/ha • Nitrogen- 80 kg/ha
• Phosphorus-60 kg/ha • Phosphorous-40 kg/ha
• Potassium- 40 kg/ha • Potassium- 40 kg/ha K
For Nitrogen- Use of urea- 275-280kg/ha For Nitrogen- Use of urea- 140-150kg/ha
For Phosphorous –Use DAP- 130 - 140 kg / ha For Phosphorous –Use DAP- 87-90 kg / ha
For Potassium-Use of MOP- 50-70kg/ha For Potash-Use of MOP- 50-70kg/ha
Fertilizer Composition- Nitrogen (Urea-46%N), Phosphorus (DAP-46%P, 18%N) & Potash (MOP-60%K)

6.4.1. Quantity of Fertilizers
6.4.1.2. Recommended Practice
• For Double Harvest • For Single Harvest
• Nitrogen- 150 kg/ha • Nitrogen- 80 kg/ha
• Phosphorus-60 kg/ha • Phosphorous-40 kg/ha
• Potassium- 40 kg/ha • Potassium- 40 kg/ha
For Nitrogen- Use of urea- 300-350kg/ha For Nitrogen- Use of urea- 150-170kg/ha
For Phosphorous / Sulphur-Use of SSP- 375-400 kg /ha For Phosphorus / Sulphur-Use of SSP- 250-260 kg /ha
For Potassium-Use of MOP- 50-70kg/ha For Potash-Use of MOP- 50-70kg/ha
Application of JEEVAMRUT or AMRIT PANI @ 500 Application of JEEVAMRUT or AMRIT PANI @ 500
liters/ha with irrigation water helpful for plant growth, oil liters/ha with irrigation water helpful for plant growth, oil
quality, oil content and disease management quality, oil content and disease management
Fertilizer Composition- Nitrogen (Urea-46% N), Phosphorus (SSP-16%P, 12% S) & Potash (MOP-60% K)

6.4.2 Doses & Use of Chemical Fertilizers
 At time of land preparation- Urea 50-60 kg/ha Basal Dressing (1/3 of urea) and full quantity of Phosphorous and Potassium
Fertilizers and Mycorrhiza (Grow Care) - 625 – 1250 gm/ha and (Sulphur Solubilizing Bacteria) Thiobacillus thiooxidans- 2.5-5
liter /ha.
 Rest 100kg/ha of urea on should be applied in standing crop 3-4 times on 15 days interval.
 After 25-30days- Top Dressing
 After 45 days-Top Dressing
 Apply Urea before 15 days of harvesting and mix with Sulphur 90%WDG- 6.25-7.5kg/ha and use.
 If urea to be used as spray it will be more beneficial (20gm urea/lit of water solution).

6.4.3. Application Cycle of Fertilizers
 1st application after 15-20days if plants being propagated and if suckers root being propagated than use urea at 25-30
days. For 1st and 2nd application use zyme of any good company like Dhanzyme or Ralli Gold (Tata Rallis) 25 kg/ ha).
 1st application of urea-35-40kg urea /ha and Zyme 12.5kg /ha (Dhanzyme or Ralli Gold) mix and use.
 2nd Application after 45-50 days-35-40kg urea / ha and Zyme 12.5kg /ha (Dhanzyme or Ralli Gold) mix and use.
 3rd Application 30-35 kg / ha 15days before harvest mix with Sulphur 6.25-7.5kg / ha and use.
 Experiments conducted at the CIMAP, Lucknow, have shown that the application of 8 kg/acre of Zinc & Sulphur will
increase the herb and oil-yield.
 Boron deficiency reduces both the yield of green herb and the essential oil in peppermint.
 Increased yields of herb, menthol content and essential oil content in peppermint have been obtained by using of
boron fertilizers. A foliar spray of good quality Micronutrient 50 gm / 15 liter water (1.25-2.5 liter/ha)

6.5. Planting in Main Field
6.5.1. Quantity of Seed or Planting Material:-
• Nursery method for Plain field- 30-35 kg / acre suckers required.
• Nursery method for Plain Ridge and Farrow- 20-25 kg / acre suckers required.
• Direct Sowing- 150-200 kg / acre (4qtl.-5qtl./ha) suckers required.
6.5.2. Suckers Quantity for Nursery Method Sowing:-
• Approx. 0.8-1.0 lac plant/ha in Feb.
• Approx.1.0-1.3 lac plant/1ha in March.
• Approx.2.0 lac plant /1ha in April.
6.5.3. Planting Methodology:-
• Plant to Plant spacing 30-45cm and row (Spacing between two bunds) spacing 60cm.
• Plant height to be not more than 3-4 inch.
• Planting on bunds/ridges rather than plain land. It saves water and minimize weeding in field.
• Use straw for mulch the passage to minimize weed growth and loss of water.
• Fill the plot completely with water after planting for proper establishment of plant in the field.

6.5. Planting in Main Field

6.6. Irrigation and Weed Control
 Water requirement of Mentha is very high. Depending on soil and climatic conditions and the crop is irrigated 10-15
times before the first monsoon at interval of 7-15 days.
 Uninterrupted weed growth causes about 60% reduction in herb and oil-yields. Hence, mints require weeding and
hoeing at regular intervals in the early stages of crop growth. One hand-weeding is required after the first harvest.
 Pendimethalin (Tata Panida) 30 EC herbicide at 1-1.5 lit per acre as pre - emergent weedicide.
 Weedicide for post emergent, use Oxyfluorfen 23.5 EC 0.5 kg or (Agil) Propaquizafop 10 EC 250 – 300 ml or
Quazilofop 5 EC 500-700 ml or Sulfosulfuran 13 gm per acre with 700–750 litre water.
Note:- Avoid application of Paraquat Dichloride in Potato for weed control, It may cause reduce Mentha oil quality.

6.7. Integrated Pest and Disease Management
6.7.1. Insect:
 Leaf Cutting Caterpillar: Foliar application of (Missile) Emamectin Benzoate 5 SG-10-15gm or (TATA
Takumi) Flubendiamide 20 WG-10-15gm per 15lit water
 Aphid/white fly- Use yellow sticky traps and Foliar application of Rogor 30 EC - 30 ml or Thiomethoxam 5
GR- 5-7 gm or Acephate 30-35 gm or Acetameprid 20 SP– 10-15 gm/15 lit water.
 Red Mites: Foliar application of Sulphur 80 WDG 30-35 gm or (Omite) Propargite 57 EC- 30-35 ml or
(Oberon) Spiromesifen 240 SC- 15-20 ml/ 15 liter water or Foliar spray of (Stanomyte) Streptomyces sp. 1.5 %
LF – 1 lit per acre.
 Application of Neem Oil 300 PPM (0.03%) or 1500 PPM (0.15%Solution) 4-5 ml/liter for control of above
insects in Mentha crop.
Note:- Do Not Use of bio-control agents With any fungicides or Bactericides

6.7.2. Disease:
 Root Rot:The infested root turns black and pink colored spot is seen on the roots.
Foliar application- Dithane M-45- 30-35 gm and or Bavistin 50 WP – 30-35 gm/ 15 liter water or SAAF
(Carbendazim-12% + Mencozeb-63%)- 30-40 gm/ 15 liter water.
Soil application:- Ridomil gold- (Metalaxyl-4%+ Mencozeb-64%) or SAAF –2.5 kg or Trichoderma Veridi
1.5% WP or (Stains Sting) Bacillus subtilis 1.50% WP- 2.5-3.75 kg / ha for root rot disease management.
 Powdery Mildew: Foliar application of (Index) Myclobutanil 10% WP- 10-15 gm or Sulphur 80 % WDG- 30-
40 gm / 15 liter water or foliar spray of ( Biodevcon) Ampelomyces quisqualis 2 % WP and 1.5 % LF – 5-7 gm
or ml per liter water.
 Nematode:- Soil application of Carbofuran 3% CG- 8-10 kg or (Velum Prime) Fluopyrum 34.48% SC – 250
to 300 ml or (Bio-Nematon) Pesilomysis lilacinus 1 % WP – 2-4 liter / acre.
Note:- Do Not Use of bio-control agents With any fungicides or Bactericides

6.7.3. IPM Practices for Pest and Disease Management:
• Crop Rotation- Crop rotations help to maintain a reasonable control on Pest & Disease, weed growth, preserve the
fertility of the soil and to obtain higher returns from the land.
• Disease Resistant Varieties- Use pest and disease resistant Mentha varieties- Kalka (Hyb-77) & Koshi.
• Field Sanitization- Remover previous crop residues from the Mentha crop field it may enhance pest and disease
incidence.
• Use Balanced Nutrient- Apply recommended and balanced fertilizer quantity. Excessive nitrogenous helps to rapidly
growth in fungal disease.
• Integrated Weed Management- Use integrated weed management practices for better nutrient, pest and disease
management. It may affect oil quantity, quality and cost of cultivation.
• Planting in Ridge and Farrow- This is powerful technique to reduce pest, disease and weed incidence in Mentha crop.

6.8. Harvesting
 Generally the crop is harvested in100-120 days after planting when the lower leaves start turning yellow.
 Irrigation to stop 10-15 days before harvesting.
 After harvest herb to be kept in ground to dry for 24hrs (if irrigation is stopped well in time than drying may not
required and herb can directly be used for distillation thereby saving cost involved.
 Top side will be small and an aroma within plant will start experiencing.
 Lower side leaves surface will be rough, yellow and tilted towards ground.
 Further, harvesting should be done in bright sunny weather.
 Harvesting consists of cutting the green herb by means of sickle 2-3 cm above the ground.
 A good crop of Japanese mint can give as high a yield as 48 t/ha of fresh herb. However, the average yield of mints
from three cuttings is 20-25 t/ha.

7.1 Distillation
• Improved design of Distillation by CIMAP:
• High condensation power
• More quantity production of oil with high quality.
• Less time cunsumtion-2-3hrs in comparison to traditional method-4-6hrs.
• Saving of fuel by 20-30%.
• Utilization of distilled herb as fuel.
• Pollution free.
• Safe in handling.

7.2 Storage
 Mentha oil should be stored under shade and cool place such room temperature.
 Most of the farmers are not used good quality of storage containers
 They stored mentha oil in used containers such as empty refined oil container and empty pesticide container etc.
so it may causes reduce oil quality.
 The oil containers should not be washed with washing powder and It must be washed with hot water only

8.1 Trading centers of Mentha Oil
 Sambhal
 Barabanki
 Rampur
 Chandausi
 Badaun
 Bareilly
 Mumbai
It is also traded at the Indian commodity exchanges like Multi Commodity Exchange of India ltd.

8.2 List Of Institutional Buyers MoU done with FPC
 Archana Trading Company
 Ashri Menthol Pvt.Ltd.
 KB Aromatices Pvt.Ltd.
 Revo Aromatics
 Maa Vindhyavasini Trading Co.
 List Of Buyer(Discussion under Process)
 Ganpati Agri business
 Shri Parshwa Traders
 Gupta Trading

8.3 Application and uses of mentha oil
 Non prescription throat irritation-Lip Balm,cough syrup

 Anti itch drugs-sunburn creams skin itching creams
 Topical analgesic-Cure minor pain relief-tiger balm
 Decongestants-vicks veporub
 Aftershave lotions
 Smoking tobacco additives
 Oral Hygenes-mouth wash,tooth paste
 Food
 Perfumery
 Pharmaceutical industry

9. Challenges and Mitigation in Mentha Value Chain
9.1. Production Level
S.N. Details Challenges Mitigation
9.1.1 Variety and Root Selection Farmers are not able to purchase appropriate varieties or not get from authenticated source due Need to purchase from research center,
to lack of proper knowledge authorized buyer, trusted lead farmer and
FPC etc.
9.1.2 Timely Showing and planting Time showing is a major concern for the production of Mentha Yield (if timely showing is not Time Period required 100-120 days and
Methodology done then it effect on quality as well as quantity) good sunlight for quality and quantity.
Increased DMO and DL, Reduce Quality and Quantity.
Less time for crop mean is that there is shortage of light Tried to Maintain proper distance during
If we don’t maintain distance for cropping then only vegetative growth occurs like in highest crop for proper growth of plant and help to
plant growth and other growth damaged and don’t get proper sunlight on each and every leaf and get proper *sunlight* of plant
stem
9.1.3 Use of recommended dosage Farmers used more fertilizer specially urea and DAP etc, this help plant to vegetative growth of Use recommended dosage of chemical
of chemical fertilizer and Mentha Plant and development of plant is not happened as per requirement and farmers not fertilizer
weedicide focused more on sulphur, zinc or organic manure etc. Try to focus on organic Manure
Weed management is mostly done by herbicide and not by manually that reduce quality of Do Manual or Mechanized weeding
Mentha Oil and increased level of tarpene. Parquet or pendamethylene herbicide etc. increased practices
limonene (Limonene and monotarpene(DL)) (Higher plant means there is chances to increase Don’t use more dosage of herbicide
monotarpene and tarpeniod) Try to use recommended water during
herbicide spray
9.1.4 Excessive Irrigation Least Quantity produce and also degradation of menthol content Timely irrigation on interval period (10-15
days and based on soil and climate
Stop irrigation 10-15 days before Harvesting
time

Not Maintained distance during planting

9.2. Harvest and Post Harvest Management
9.2.1 1. Harvest Management Crop harvested at pre mature stage Crop should be harvested at proper matured stage
Laying down in open field more than 24hrs in normal condition Sun dry should not be more than 24hrs of Harvesting
9.2.2 Distillation and Storage Lack of appropriate distillation unit Use recommended and appropriate distillation unit by research
Lack of proper procedure of Mentha Oil extraction centre
Lack of Knowledge about proper storage equipment Use of skilled labour for extraction of Mentha Oil and proper
Quality reduce due to long time storage knowledge of distillation
Good quality container for mentha oil storage
Not to be storage for a longer period
Storage should be done under shade and cool place

Approved Quality Distillation Unit

9.3 Marketing
9.3.1 Lack of Authentic Buyers Few buyers are registered or have taken license of export or Focus on identification of authenticated buyer as well as also collect information about
processing capacity buyers from different marketing sources
They do not want to do formal agreement and documentation Try to convince buyers for formal agreement and other legal compliances
Generally they want to do cash handling and not want to go with Try to clear communication with buyers about supplying quantity and turnover so that
digital transaction they can think about it.
They have not proper practice of accounting Fix meeting with buyers periodically
They want prefixed volume during agreement
9.3.2 Price Fluctuation and Uncertain market of Mentha oil and high price fluctuation in day Make good communication within buyers and farmers or FPC supply chain person and
Negotiation or within hours also collect information time to time from their surrounding markets
Price Negotiation is also a major challenging task due to high Try to Analysis daily market data of secondary sources (MCX) and primary
value crop and low margin commodities sources(local market and authenticated buyers data)
Convinced price negotiation with buyers during consignment supply and try to deliver
big volume
Spot trading is a good practice for Mentha Oil
9.3.3 Testing and Transparency No Proper testing at farmer level Ensure primary testing material at farm level and this primary testing material
No Proper equipment according to buyer practice
Primary testing at buyer Ensure Proper chemical and testing tube from markets
GLC testing at delivery time (GLC-Gas Liquid Chromatography)) Try to develop good business relationship with buyer to get proper report of oil
(Menthol, DMO, DL, TMC, Tarepene and HB) Ensure recommended pop practices at farmer level.
Weight loss and Testing Report
9.3.4 Adulteration Adulteration happens at farmer level and this is a common practice Price quote of oil to farmers as per quality basis and also communicate buying
done by farmer at home such as Vegetative Oil practices to farmers
9.3.5 Rejection Rejection level is high during GLC testing GLC testing should be done according to vendor Sauda because testing criteria is
different from each one

Archana Trading Mentha Oil Test Report(GLC)
 GLC- Gas Liquid Chromatography

 DMO- Dementholized Oil
 DL- Dementholized limonene
 TP- Tarepene
 TMC- Total Menthol Content
 HB- High Boiling Oil
 Fasting- Fasting is high boiling machine (more than
200 Degree Celsius)

Some Training video of mentha farming- References
• https://youtu.be/csKAYM_zw-M (ASI training)
• https://youtu.be/SA7Gng1XpLs (ASI training)
• https://youtu.be/Oel-ms8r1jA Private video on mentha farming
• https://youtu.be/_DQSU2_Fgog (Training on EMT)
• https://youtu.be/vrF1q0wxOvk (Aroma mission-CSIR-CIMAP-EMT)
• https://youtu.be/TGgPU6muasc
• https://youtu.be/krOsF-OyBGY
• https://youtu.be/lkgEoUvywhY (Tareshwar Tripathy,Ag Off.,Deva)
• https://youtu.be/YkneEp4NhYc (Traing by Dr.MP Mandal)
• https://youtu.be/0qOKAFxq1D0 (Training on EMT)
• https://youtu.be/DZdJ2DJBYiE
• https://youtu.be/SY9SnGzUPUY (Training on distillation)
• https://youtu.be/T-SUunsv4vE (Training to increase oil content)
• https://youtu.be/iiS76Qhy880 (Training to increase oil content)
• https://youtu.be/8eJZZUuDGUs
• https://youtu.be/lwBPSAc7Krk (Training on distillation)
• https://youtu.be/1snlS8BuhV0 (Mentha reaper video)
• https://youtu.be/25Larp8CH9s

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Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

Mentha Crop Production Practices and Market Linkage

Presenter : Alok Pandey, Kajod and Divesh

1. History and Brief Introduction of mentha crop in India

2. Mentha Varieties and Promoted by CIMAP

3. Brief Introduction about-CIM Unnati

4. Benefits of Early Mentha Technique Recommended by CIMAP

5. Nursery Production of Mentha Crop

6. Mentha Crop Cultivation (Main Crop)

7. Distillation and Storage

8. Major Markets of Mentha Oil

9. Challenges and Mitigations in Mentha Oil

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 CIM- Kosi-Early Variety require late planting released in 1999.

 CIM- Kranti-Released in 2013 early planting variety cold tolerant.

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• This technique saves 30-40days time.

• This process increases the chances of second harvest.

• This technique saves irrigation by 30%.

• Planting to be done on bunds.

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Benefits of Sowing techniques-Traditional method and new Technique

Plain field sowing/planting Sowing on bunds

B Avg.Production of first harvest(Oil/ha) 120-160 kg 140-190 kg

C Avg.requirement of irrigation/harvest 500 ha.mm. 350 ha.mm.

D Insect,weed,disease normal below normal

E Avg.Production of second harvest(Oil/ha) 70-80 kg 80-100 kg

F Risk due to rain on second harvest Very high Very low

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A recommended crop rotation should be followed for Mentha crop production.

manure crop.*{(Recommended not a traditional process followed)}

the spacing recommended.

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 Nursery suckers ready for planting within 20 to 25 day of nursery sowing.

 Before transplantation the ground level should be prepared.

treatment and dipping the suckers for 15 minutes in the solution.

and soil disease management.

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 At time of transplanting- Urea 50-60 kg Basal Dressing (1/3 of urea).

 Apply full quantity of phosphorous and potassium fertilizers.

 Rest of chemical fertilizers will be used in top dressing.

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 After 25-30days- Top Dressing

 After 45 days-Top Dressing

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Note:- Do Not Use of bio-control agents With any fungicides or Bactericides

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Note:- Do Not Use of bio-control agents With any fungicides or Bactericides