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Title:

Damask Rose (Rosa damascena): Agro and Processing Technology
Value Proposition:

Damask rose (Rosa damascena) is an important source of rose products viz., rose oil, rose concrete, absolute and rose water which are base material for the perfumery industry. There is an extensive demand of essential oil of Dmask rose in the domestic and international market and farmers have started taking up its cultivation on commercial scale.
Summary Application:

The global demand of damask rose oil, concrete and absolute is 45 tonnes per year. Bulgaria and Turkey being the major producers of rose oil.
Advantages:

Salient features of CSIR-IHBT technology (Technology of Societal Relevance)

  • Two cultivars namely ‘Jwala’ and ‘Himroz’ were developed with flower yield of 25-30 q/ha and essential oil yield of 650-800 g/ha
  • ‘Jwala’ is recommended for cultivation in sub-tropical northern plains, low hills and mid-hills (upto 1200 m amsl). ‘Himroz’ is recommended for cultivation in mild temperate to cold temperate conditions (1200-2500 m amsl)

  • CSIR-IHBT provides

    • Planting material of damask rose cultivars to the farmers
    • Technology for essential oil extraction
    • Trainings on agro-technology and processing technology
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology[CSIR-IHBT]
:  director[at]ihbt[dot]res[dot]in
:91-1894-230411
:https://www.ihbt.res.in
Industrial Applications: Agriculture methods [Agriculture] Agricutltural Tools [Agriculture] Agrochemicals [Agriculture] Crops Improvement [Agriculture] Medicinal and Aromatics Plants [Agriculture] Soil Quality [Agriculture]
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