Tusi farming help needed

[dhi1961]

Need help for cultivating tulsi

 

[marpffc9]

Need help for cultivating tulsi

I am retired AGM of NABARD providing agricultural consultancy . Please contact me at marpally8@gmail.com or Mob 7337633610
I got some details in the following website. You too can go to google website and get lot of information.
You can grow Tulsi from seeds . contact www.Indiamart or Amozon.in or flipcart etc for seeds or contact local agriculture department or agriculture college or any farmer haing tulsi plants collect seeds and grow.
For use of tulsi contact a local shop selling ayurvedic mediines and they will have a number products made of Tulsi
For product details, buyers and sellers see the websites given at the end.
Start gorowing tulsi at your residence . It is very useful.
http://www.ecoindia.com/flora/trees/tulsi-plant.html
Classification
Kingdom : Plantae
Division Magnoliophyta




Class: Magnoliopsida
Order : Lamiales
Family : Lamiaceae
Genus : Ocimum
Species : O. tenuiflorum
Scientific Name : Ocimum Sanctum
Found In : Gir National Park and Sasangir National Park
Other names : It is known as Holy Basil in English and Tulasi in Sanskrit. Other names used for the Tulsi are Manjari, Krishna Tulsi, Trittavu, Tulshi and Thulsi.
Description : Tulsi is a heavy branched having hair all over. It attains the height of about 75 – 90 cm. It has round oval shaped leaves which are up to 5 cm long. The leaves are 2- 4 cm in length. Its seeds are flat. Its flowers are purple – creamish in colour. The Tulsi with the green leaves is called the Shri Tulsi and one with the reddish leaves is called the Krishna Tulsi. Its seeds are yellow to reddish in colour. Leaves of Tulsi contains very essential oil. Other species : Ocimum canum (Ram tulsi or Kali Tulsi), Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum Kilmand, Ocimum scharicum are the other related species of the Tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum).
Location : Tulsi is widely grown in the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and Sasangir National Park in India. Tulsi grows wild in tropics and warm regions.
Cultivation methods : Tulsi seeds germinate easily. The seeds are mainly sown in the spring season. They are watered from time to time and germinated in one to two weeks. Tulsi prefers rich soil for its growth. It requires full sunlight. It is mainly grown in the temperate climate.
Medicinal uses : Tulsi has got the great medicinal value. Tulsi is taken as the herbal tea. The oil extracted from the Karpoora Tulsi is mostly used in the herbal toiletry. Its oil is also used against the insects and bacteria. The Rama Tulsi is the effective remedy for the Severe acute Respiratory Syndrome. Juice of its leaves gives relief in cold, fever, bronchitis and cough. Tulsi oil is also used as the ear drop. Tulsi helps in curing malaria. It si very effective against indigestion, headache, hysteria, insomnia and cholera. The fresh leaves of Tulsi are taken by the million of people everyday. For over the centuries Tulsi (the queen of herbs) has been known for its remarkable healing properties.
Other uses : Many people wears the Tulsi beads, which is said to have certain physical and medicinal properties. Its wood is considered as more powerful than any other gem that helps in protecting one from the negative influences. One can also buy several handicraft jewellery items made of Tulsi wood.
Cultural Importance : Tulsi is the sacred plant dearer to the Lord Vishnu. Tulsi symbolises purity. It is considered as the holy plant in the Indian Subcontinent. Tulsi got its name from Tulasi Devi, who was one of Lord Krishna's eternal consorts. In India people grow Tulsi as the religious plant and worship it. Its leaves are used in temples for the worship purposes and also on the several occasions such as marriage. A Hindu house is considered incomplete without the Tulsi plant in the courtyard. Tulsi is belived to promote longevity and life long happiness. Hindus perform special Tulsi puja in the Kartik month which starts after Sharad Poornima. It is the time of the Tulsi vivah (marriage). On this day Tulsi is decorated and coloured as a bride.Even today people in India maintain a potted Tulsi plant. The womens water the plant, light up the diya near it and worships it daily. The stems, leaves, seeds and even the soil is considered as holy. According to the ancient texts Tulsi is glorified as the one who helps in bringing people closer to the divine.
The websites containing details of tulsi products buyers , sellers are
www.indiamart.com › ... › Natural and Pure Herbs
www.amritayu.com
www.organicindia.co.in
www.patanjaliayurved.org
See following youtube video about commercail cultivation of Tulsi
http://mpinfo.org/MPinfoStatic/English/success/100510.asp
Success story of farmers in Shivapuri district M.P
Taking advantage of the state government schemes and with their own efforts and hard work farmers of this district has given a unique identity in the field of farming to this district. Now several farmers of this district are taking interest to cultivate forest medicinal plants along with their traditional farming.
Around 300 farmers of 20 villages of this district has started cultivating forest 'Tulsi' in an area of 60 acres of land. Several farmers of villages like Sinhanivas, Amarpur, Gopalpur, Mudheri etc of this district are now interested to cultivate 'Van Tulsi' along with their traditional crops. These farmers are getting kits of seeds of 'Van Tulsi' from the horticulture department of the state government. Introduced on an experimental basis, in the first year, the farmers produced around 12 quintals of 'Van Tulsi'.
A young farmer of Sinhanivas village, Shri Bharat Singh started cultivation of 'Haldi' (Turmeric) and 'Van Tulsi' for the first time along with traditional crops like wheat, gram, mustard, and tomato. Shri Singh informed that with the cooperation and advise of the horticulture department he decided to start cultivation of 'Van Tulsi'. If proper marketing facility is available, cultivation of 'Van Tulsi' would be more profitable than the traditional crops. Balram, Sarvan, Badam Singh, Shyam Singh, Devendra, Kailash, Dinesh, Halke Ram Jatav, Suresh Adivasi, Hari Jatav and several others of this village are also turned towards cultivating of 'Van Tulsi'.
Assistant Director (Horticulture) Shri R S Sengar informed that for the first time in the district the department distributed free of cost 6000 mini kits of 'Senticom Osium' (Van Tulsi) to 70 farmers of each development block. Seeds of 'Van Tulsi' is sown in the month of November and December. Seeds of this plant would be ready for harvest in the month of February and March. He said that the main purpose of this programme is to create interest among farmers to cultivate medicinal plants which is less costly and more profitable. He said that the target is to distribute 7 thousand mini kits of seeds of 'Van Tulsi' this year to the farmers. The farmers have been advised to sell the seeds at Neemuch and Mandsaur medicinal crop mandis through the medium of grounds level employees of the department.

 

[marpffc9]

The youtube link on commercial cultivation of tulsi is available in the following link

 

[pioneeragri]

We provide all sort of guidance and [package of services for tulsi and various other herbs suitable to prevailing agro climatic conditions. for more detailed discussion, please feel free to contact us through following contacts.

Dr Ubaid Khan
Senior Consultanct
Pioneer Aromatics & Agri Solutions
sales@pioneeragri.com
09889478275/ 09452268275
www.pioneeragri.com

 

[Pacific herb]

We Pacific Agro provides complete Consultancy on all Aromatic grasses including Tulsi, please call us on 07083757145, 09730107163, 09422881280 or write- agrigum@gmail.com, you can also join us in Our National Seminar cum Training Camp on 2nd Oct, 2016, Sunday at CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur (MS) the details are are available at www.aromediherbs.com, thanks.

 

[garao56]

Please contact us for guidance after knowing about assured market for Thusli leaves and seeds:

G Ananda Rao , Ex Agricultural Officer & Agricultural Banker, Vijaya Agro consultants, vijayawada , AP, 97036128495, garao56@gmail.com