Propagation Planting & Irrigation

1] Propagation & Planting
Cuttings with 2-3 buds are dipped in IBA or IAA @ 500 ppm. Pits of 45 cm x  45 cm x 45 cm are dug at 2.0 x 1.0 m spacing and Add 4 gm of Michorrhiza Granule to each pit before planting. 

2] Irrigation
Irrigation is done once in 2 days until plants establish and once a week thereafter. Avoid salt water for irrigation purpose.

Fertilizer Requirement(Per Hectare)

Rose Chaffer Beetle

ü  Spray Quinalphos 25 EC 2 ml/lit 

White grub

ü  Spray Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 2 ml/lit of water

ü  Seed treatment with Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 6.5 - 12.5 ml/kg seed

Red Scale

ü  Spray Malathion 50 EC 2 ml/lit at the time of pruning and again during March - April

ü  Apply Carbofuran 3G 5 g/plant

ü  Spray Fish oil rosin soap 25 g/lit  

ü  Quinalphos 25 EC 2 ml/lit 

Mealy bug

ü  Spray  Dichlorvos 2 ml/l

ü  Spray Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 2.5ml/lit

ü  Apply Quinalphos or Methyl Parathion dust in the soil 20 kg/ha

ü  Spray Methyl Demeton 25 EC 2 ml/lit of water 

Flower Caterpillar Helicoverpa armigera

ü  Banlarva (Emamectin Benzoate 5 % SG) 4 g/10 lit of water

ü  Neem Extract Azadirachtin 1000 ppm EC 1.7 ml/lit of water

ü  Chlorantraniliprole 18.5%  0.4 ml/litre

ü  Indoxacarb 15.8% SC 333 ml/ha

Bud worm

ü  Spray Phosalone 35 EC 2 ml/lit

ü  Phosphamidon 40 SL 2 ml/lit

ü  Quinalphos 25EC 2 ml/lit

ü  Carbaryl 50 WP 1 g/lit 

Thrips , Aphids & Leaf Hoppers

ü  Neem Extract Azadirachtin 1000 EC 1.7 ml/lit of water

ü  Bell (Fipronil 5 % SC) 2-5 ml/lit of water

ü  Spray KARGIL (Imidachloprid 30.5 % SC) 1.6 ml/Litre of Water

ü  Flemingo (Emamectin Benzoate 3% + Thiamethoxam 12% WDG) 0.4 - 0.5 g/ ltr of water

ü  Abamectin 0.8  ml/ litre of water 

ü  Phenthoate  50 % EC 5 ml/10 lit.

ü  Quinalphos 25 % EC 12 ml/10 lit 

Black Spot Disease (Diplocarpon rosae)

ü  Spray DEFENSE (Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP) 2g/ litre of water twice at fortnightly intervals.

Powdery Mildew

ü  FUNGUS-G  1.5 g/ litre of water

ü  Haldi-Baan 1.5 ml/ litre of water

ü  DEFENSE (Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP) 2g/ litre of water

ü  K-SULF (Sulphur 80% WDG) 3g/ litre of water    

ü  ZEB-75 (Mancozeb 75% WP) 2g/ litre of water     

ü  LAXYCO (Metalaxyl 8%  + Mancozeb 64% WP) 2g/ litre of water

Crop Duration, Flowering Season & Yeild

Crop duration
The plants will start flowering in the first year and will give economic yield from the second year onwards.

Season of flowering and harvesting

Flowering will commence from 45 days after pruning. Fully opened flowers are picked early in the morning.

Yield     About 10 Lakh Flowers/Ha/Year