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Medical herbs and aromatic plants

Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.). Cumin is the deformation of the Arabic word Kemun. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography. Medical herbs and aromatic plants.

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Medical herbs and aromatic plants

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  1. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) Cuminis the deformation of the Arabic word Kemun. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  2. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) Cumin comes from Egypt and it is cultivated in several countries of the Mediterranean basin, in India and Iran. It is an herbaceous, annual plant with a straight, glabrous and branchy stem, with a variable height of 20-40 cm. The leaves are alternated and glabrous as well. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  3. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) Its flowers are small, white or pinky, arranged in compounded umbels. Its fruit is diachene, arranged in two joined oblong and hastate mericarps, with a yellowish-brownish hairy surface. The parts which are used are the ripen and dried fruits of cumin. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  4. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) Cumin can be sown in lands with an altitude up to 1200 m. It develops in sandy-clayish soils, soft, deep, permeable, and fertile. Cumin resists at temperatures of -4°C, and can be sown in a tempered climate, but it should be protected against wind. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  5. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) It reproduces itself exclusively through seeds. 1000 seeds weight 3.14g, with a maximum germination percentage of 80%, 20°C, in 18 days in laboratories. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  6. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) For soil management is necessary to plough deeply (30-40 cm), in order to ensure a good drainage in the root system of the plant. Then, the soil must be harrowed. Then seeds are sown with 3cm under the soil. The seed rate varies between 5-8 Kg/ha, with spacing between cultivars' rows of 0.5-0.7m. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  7. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) It is sown in the middle of April, when rime-frosts are not expected. Only plant louses and ants are known as pests that may attack cumin crops. Cumin is often used in organic farming because it allows the soil to become softer. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  8. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Table - Cumin principal pests and recommended treatments (Adp. Bustamante, 1993 and Ferreira et al., 1998; Thorez, 1997) Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  9. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) Harvesting is done when the fruits have a yellowish colour, and should be done in order to avoid the fall of seeds to the soil. In the beginning of July, umbels should be cut in the morning, with the purpose of drying, select and calibrate them. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  10. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) This fruits ensure production of 600-1000 Kg/ha of dried fruits. The dried fruit contain 2,5-4% of essential oils. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  11. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) Bibliography -Box, M. M. (1973). Cultivo de plantas medicinales.Publicaciones de extesion agraria, Ministerio de Agricultura, Madrid. 490 pp. ISBN: 84-341-0444-X. -Bustamante, F. M. L. (1993).Plantas medicinales y armáticas. Estúdio, cultivo y procesado. Ediciones Mundiprensa, Madrid. 365 pp -Cantwell M. (2001). Caracteristicas y Condiciones Recomendadas para el Almacenamiento por Tiempo Largo de Frutas y Hortalizas Frescas. 8pp. -Cermeño, Z. S. (1988). Prontuario del horticultor. Litexa Editora. DL: 21326/88. 408pp -Charles, J. S. K. 1995. Effect of intercropping antagonistic crops against nematodes in banana. Annals of Plant Protection Sciences 3(2): 185-187. -Cunha, A. P.; Silva, A. P.; Roque, O. R. (2003). Plantas e Produtos Vegetais em Fitoterapia. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, pp. 701. ISBN: 972-31-1010-5. -Ferreira, J. C.; Strech, A.; Ribeiro, J. R.; Soeiro, A.; Contrim, G. (1998). Manual de Agricultura Biológica, Fertilização e protecção das plantas para uma agricultura sustentável. AGROBIO. 431 pp. -Gardé A.; Gardé, N. (1988). Culturas Hortícolas. Bova colecção Técnica Agrária, Clássica Editora, 469pp. -Indrio, F. (1995). Agricultura Biológica. Colecção Euroagro, Publicações Europa América 4, 2ª edição. 128pp. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

  12. Cumin black (Cuminun cyminum L.) -Maroto, J. V. (1995). Horticultura Herbacea Especial. Ediciones Mundi-Prensa, Madrid, 611 pp. -Panizza, S. (1998). Plantas que curam (cheiro de mato). 18ª edição IBRASA, São Paulo. -Sakai, Z. (2001). Guia ecológico das plantas aromáticas e medicinais. Tilgráfica, S. A. 221 pg. -Thorez, J. P. (1997). Guia de Agricultura Biológica Hortas e Pomares.Livros de vida, editores, Lda. 235 pp. -Volák, J. e Stola, J. (1990). Plantas Medicinais. Editorial Inquérito Portugal 319 pp. Etymology Origin and description of the plant Edaphic requirements Multiplication Seed-plot and Care Harvesting Productions Bibliography Medical herbs and aromatic plants

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