For the most part, growing lavender in Croatia comes down to small producers who make it an extra household income. Collecting lavender is the most important part of production because it provides raw material for later processing. Manual harvesting of lavender generate its yield as only the top part of the plant with the highest concentration of essential oil is harvested. The problem with mechanical harvesting is that the machine is not so precise and cannot be adjusted to collect only the top parts of the plant.
Experiences and issues in growing and harvesting lavender
- Category: Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
- Themes: Enhancement of production
- Position in the value chain: Harvesting
- Type: Practice
- Scale: National
- Country: Croatia
Factsheet Developed by:
- FACTSHEET OBJECTIVE
- Keywords: aromatics, essential oils, higher yields, manual harvesting, Mechanization
DOWNLOAD FACTSHEET:
More from Repository
Resins
Resin is a natural product that has multiple applications and is highly demanded in the chemical industry. As a non-timber forest product, exploitation of the
Resins
The Decree-Law nº 181/2015, defines the legal regime for the resin activity and circulation of pine resin in Continental Portugal. The regime requires prior notification
Wild Nuts & Berries
The objective of the project was to implement in France a classical biological program against the chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Dk), using releases of
Resins
The study compares different formulations based on natural raw materials for plastics production and demonstrates the important role that natural resin derivatives can play in
Wild Nuts & Berries
This factsheet aims to highlight the interannual variation of the pine cone dimensions and present some factors that explain it, in order to contribute for
Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
The production of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) has interesting growth prospects, but the atomization of farms hinders their business development, having to bet on
