Commercial Floriculture

Flowers

For extraction of concrete, only freshly picked fully opened flowers are required. Jathimalli flowers open in the evening between 5-7 p.m. The fully opened flowers have to be picked in the early morning preferably before 9.30 a.m., Delay in picking flowers after 9.30 a.m. results in gradual reduction of concrete yield. Picking the flowers after 11.00 a.m. will considerably reduce the yield and quality of concrete especially in the hot climate. Therefore, it is essential to pick the fully opened flowers in the morning before it becomes hot. The flowers should be harvested and transported in clean baskets or cloth bags. The flowers should be picked in such a way that at the time of picking, the sweat, dirt etc., of the picking personal do not contaminate them. The contamination will reflect in the quality of the concrete. While picking and transporting care should be taken not to damage the flowers. The damaged flowers yield concrete with more percentage of unwanted wax and other plant materials. The flowers harvested should be stored in a cool atmosphere and processed within a maximum period of two hours.

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