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Flowers Magnified leaf. Holy basil is an erect, many-branched subshrub, 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall with hairy stems. Leaves are green or purple; they are simple, petioled, with an ovate blade up to 5 cm (2 in) long, which usually has a slightly toothed margin; they are strongly scented and have a decussate phyllotaxy.
Tea leaves of different sizes just after plucking. Small leaves are more valuable than big ones. Basic leaf grades of black tea, as used in South Asia. In the tea industry, tea leaf grading is the process of evaluating products based on the quality and condition of the tea leaves themselves.
The average yield of basil seeds is about 1,000 pounds per acre. The cost of production is about $100 per acre, which includes the cost of seeds, fertilizer, and labor. The average price of basil seeds is about $1 per pound, which means that the profit margin for basil seed production is about $900 per acre. [2]
The phytochemicals present in Ocimum gratissimum contains polyphenols such as Gallic acid, Rosmanol, rosmarinic acid, flavonoids such as Nepetrin, Quercetin, Rutin, . Catechin, and also alkaloids and terpenoids.
Tulsi Pujan Diwas is an Hindu festival that is celebrated annually on 25 December. The plant Tulsi ( Ocimum tenuiflorum ) is planted and worshipped on the occasion. [ 1 ] In 2014, The festival was started by spiritual guru Asaram Bapu .
Tulasi (Sanskrit: तुलसी, romanized: Tulasī), Tulsi or Vrinda is a sacred plant in Hindu tradition. Hindus regard it as an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulasi; she is regarded as the avatar of Lakshmi , and thus the consort of the god Vishnu .
The clone variety is a newy introduced cultivar with the China variety being grown traditionally. Sikkim, with its only garden and few other small growers, produces an estimated 0.5 million kg of tea annually. [5] [2] The usual produce is Black Tea, while a delicate white tea manufactured from the buds and unfurled new leaves is also grown to ...
Ocimum / ˈ ɒ s ɪ m ə m / is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of all 6 inhabited continents, with the greatest number of species in Africa. [2]