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CLOVE ( LOUNGE)

CLOVE

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♢ Scientific name- Eugenia caryophyllus

♢ Family- Myrtaceae

♢ Clove is one of the most important tree spice crops grown in India.

♢ Second most important spice in world trade after black pepper.

♢ origin - indonesia

♢ Second largest consumer (India) in the world.

♢ It's a kind of tree.

♢ The cheap part of the nail is THE FULLY CULTIVATED NON OPEN FLOWER BUD.

♢ Clove oil consists of eugenol (80-90%) and is used for the formation of artificial vanilla.

♢ Medium sized evergreen tree with straight trunk.

♢ The leaves are simple, opposite, constipated, hairless and aromatic due to the abundance of sebaceous glands on the lower surface.

♢ The new leaves appear red and are bright pink.

♢ It is a hermaphrodite flower.

♢ IMPORTANT POINTS: - IF THE BUDS ARE UNPLUCKED, THE FLOWER DEVELOPS AFTER FERTILIZATION IN THE FLESH, SPRAY AN OVAL FRUIT WITH SEEDS KNOWN AS THE MOTHER OF THE CLOVE.

♢ Prefer annual rainfall - 1500-2000 mm.

♢ Relative humidity is 70% or more.

♢ Cloves grow well in hot, humid climates.

♢ Grows well from sea level at an altitude of 800-900m.

♢ Clove is a strictly tropical plant and requires a humid warm climate with a temperature of 20-30 degrees Celsius.

♢ The rainfall required for the cultivation of cloves is between 150 and 250 cm.

♢ Variable soil type requires it to be BLACK SOIL, LATERITE SOIL, CLAY SOIL, RICH BLACK SOIL.

♢ IMPORTANT POINTS: -SANDY SOIL IS NOT SUITABLE.

♢ PH should be between 4.0 and 5.0.

♢ Propagation through the seed called clove stalk.

♢ Large seeds generally give a higher percentage of germination..

♢ NOTES:- VIABILITY OF SEED IS 1 WEEK.

Clove bud

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♢ Transplanting: beginning of the rainy season.

♢ The clove planting distance is 6 * 6m.

♢ Dry leaves or cut weeds are used to cover the base of the plant.

♢ The plot must be kept free of weeds by regular weeding.

♢ Coconut, nutmeg, nutmeg and clove plantain consociated cutout.

♢ In the hills, mixed with pepper or coffee.

♢ The clove tree starts producing in the seventh to eight years after planting in Indian conditions and the full production stage is reached after about 15-20 years.

♢ Where, as in the Moluccas, it takes 6 to 8 years.

♢ In Zanzibar it takes 4-6 years.

♢ About 11000-15000 dried cloves make a kilogram.

♢ PENANG nails are considered to be of the best quality and followed by ZANZIBER and MADAGASCAR.

♢ IMPORTANT NOTES: - IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A TRUE VARIETY OF CLOVE.

♢ The buds are harvested when they are dull red or green.

♢ Crops are generally ready for harvest from FEBRUARY TO MAY in Indian conditions.

♢ KHOKER cloves are cloves that have been fermented due to improper drying, are recognized by their light brown color and whitish fleshy appearance.

♢ HEADLESS nails are the nails without the unopened ball shaped cocoon on top.

♢ CLOVE FRUITS are actually the fruits of cloves that are produced following the fermentation of the open flower buds.

♢ The average clove yield is around 2kg per tree per year.