Harvest of damask rose in Neishabour
The deputy head of the organization and director of Jihad Agriculture of Neishabour announced the harvest of damask rose from 30 hectares of Golestan in this city.
Mohammad Ali Farahmand Rad said: the harvest of damask rose in the city is in a good condition and the harvest of this product has started with the efforts of the producing farmers. Extension measures and Jihad-e-Agriculture training classes are among the support measures in this field.
He specified: At present, 30 hectares of the city lands are under cultivation of damask rose, of which about 8 hectares are infertile and 22 hectares are fertile. It is expected that 66 tons of crops will be harvested from the fertile orchards, which will bring in a gross income of 13,200 million rials for farmers.
The official continued: of this amount of damask rose production of the city, about 16 tons will be sent out of the city and 12 tons will be offered to the market as buds and 18 tons as fresh for sale. Does not get rose water in the city. Existence of fewer pests and diseases, reasonable price, low running cost, drought and frost resistance of this plant are among the factors affecting its growth.
Farahmandrad added: The development of agricultural conversion industries, including the preparation of essential oils, rose water, jam making and the preparation of dried buds, are among the necessities of side activities in order to create added value and create employment for this product.
He continued: Due to the young Golestan, the average harvest in the city is 3000 kg per hectare, while in the fourth year it has the highest production, with an average of 4000 kg per hectare.
The deputy director of the organization and director of Jihad-e-Agriculture of Neishabour stated: damask rose is cultivated as cuttings and cuttings from December to the end of March and is harvested as petals and buds from April to May.
Farahmandrad stated: This plant blooms for 4 years and its economic efficiency is significant from the third year, and after 4 years, the branch of this plant will be cut by 2 cm and a new garden will be built.