Mullai
Botanical Name – Jasminum auriculatum Vahle.
Family – Oleaceae
Varieties
Co.1, Co.2 and Parimullai
Soil and Climate
Soil –
Well drained loamy or red loamy fertile soil.
Climate –
Warm summer, mild winter, moderate rainfall and sunny days
June to November
Semi hard wood cuttings of 15 – 20 cm long
Field preparation and planting
Soil is well pulverized upto a good depth. Rooted cuttings are planted in 30 x 30 x 30
cm size pits dug at 1.5 x 1.5 m spacing (4400 plants per ha)
Nutrition
FYM @ 10 kg/pit is applied before planting. NPK @ 120:240:120 g/plant/year is
applied in 6 splits at bimonthly intervals. The first split dose should be given immediately
after pruning
Micronutrients
Foliar spray of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% + MgSO4 @ 0.5% + FeSO4 @ 0.5% (In case of
expression of micronutrient deficiency, spraying should be done at fortnightly intervals until
the chlorotic symptoms disappear).
Biofertilizers
Soil application of 2 kg each of Azospirillum and Phosphobacteria per ha at the time
of planting. It is to be mixed with 100 kg of FYM and applied in pits.
Irrigation
Provided immediately after planting followed by weekly irrigation depending upon
weather conditions.
Pruning
The bushes should be pruned at 45 cm height from ground level during the last
week of January.
Plant Protection
Pests
1)Bud worm
Spray thiacloprid 240 SC @ 2 ml/lit.
2)Red spider mite
Spray any one of the following:
Fenazaquin 10 % EC @ 2 ml/lit.
Propargite 57 % EC @ 2ml/lit.
Wettable sulphur 50 WP @ 2 g/lit.
Flowering season is April to November. Fully developed unopened flower buds should be picked in the morning
Flowers: 10 t/ha
concrete recovery: 0.25 – 0.28%
