Aloe vera benefits, production and diseases

All about aloe vera

1. Aloe vera
College of Agriculture
BZU, Bahadur sub campus Layyah
Presented to: Presented by:
Dr M Ijaz Tanveer Abbas

2. Contents
Nomenclature
Introduction
Origin & distribution
Botany
Medicinal uses
Production technology
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3. Nomenclature
•Botanicalname:
Aloebarbadensis
•Family:
Liliacea
•CommonName:
Aloevera
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4. Introduction
ThewordAloeisderivedfromthe
Arabicword‘alloeh’whichmeans
‘bitterandshinysubstance’.
•Aloeisamong themost
popular,naturallyoccuringplantswith
superbtherapeuticuses.
•Inrecords,itsmedicinalusesdate
backover400yearsforitsde-
wormingproperties
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5. Plant botany
Aloe Vera is a perennial ,evergreen,
drought resistance plant.
The leaves are thick and fleshy.
Small thorns on the margins.
Each leaf is 30-50cm long and 10 cm
broad at base .
Flowers are borne on a long spike(4-
5ft).
Height of plant about 2 ft.
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7. Flower of Aloe
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8. History & origin
•AloeisnativetoNorthAfricaand
Spain.
•Nowplantalsocultivatedinhotdry
regionsofchina,India,Pakistan,
Europe&America.
•Itisoneoftheoldesthealingplants
knowntomankind.
•ItisevendescribedinBibleforits
healingproperties.
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9. Composition
Gelcontainsasmanyas75known
ingredients.Theleafofaloeisa
treasurehouseof,
Vitamins
Minerals
Enzymes
Aminoacids
Sterols
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11. Medicinal Uses
Aloecontains20aminoacidswith8
essentialaminoacidsthatcannot
beproducedbyhumanbody.
Itmakesstrongertheimmune
systemofourbody.
Aloe-emodinarestrongpain
killers.
Itisoftencalledthe‘miracleplant’
becauseitisnaturalhealer.
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12. Medicinal Uses
Aloegelisalsousedasanatural
cleanserandmoisturizer.
Leavesofaloearealsoeatenas
vegetable.
Picklesaremadefromsmallpieces
ofleafpads.
Thefreshleaveseatenassalad
helpsinthetreatmentofindigestion
andconstipation.
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16. Production Technology
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17. Soil&Climate
Aloegrowninallkindof
soilsbutwelldrainedsoil
withhighorganicmatteris
mostsuitable.
Dryandhotclimate.
Shadyconditionsresults
indiseaseinfestation.
Cannotstandinfreezing
temperature.
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18. Land Preparation
AsaloeVeraisshallowrootcrop
deepploughingisnotnecessary.
•Oneortwoploughingfollowedby
harrowingbasedonclimateandsoil
type.
•Makesuretolevelthelandafter
ploughing.
Youcanmakebeds,flatorsuitable
plotsizesconsideringgoodslopfor
waterdrainage
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19. Propagation
Traditionalculturalpracticesare
generallyadoptedbyaloegrowers
ascultivationonscientificlinesis
notyetpopularandstandardized.
Itisgenerallypropagatedby
vegetativemean,asseedsdoes
notensureprogeny.
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20. Propagation
Smalloffshoots(suckers)arising
nearthebaseoftheplantfrom
rhizomesarethemainlyusedfornew
plantation.
ForearlygrowthJuly/Augustisideal
time.
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21. Irrigation
Aloegrowswellwithlittlerainfall.It
doesnotneedanyirrigationinrainy
season.
Irrigateimmediatelyaftersuckersare
planted.
Duringhighlydroughtandsummer
conditionsonecansupply1irrigation
in2weeks.
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22. Fertilizer & FYM
Theexactdosesandtypesof
fertilizersfornutrientsupplytoaloe
plantsarenotstandardizedbutin
traditionalpractices,theuseofFYM
orcompostaloneincreasescrop
productivity.
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23. Intercultural operation
2-3handweedingfollowedbylight
hoeinginayear.
1stweedingandhoeingshouldbe
doneafter4weeksofsuckers
plantation.
Destroyanydiseasedplants.
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24. Pest & disease
Nomajorpestsanddiseased
reported.However
Blackbrownleafspot
Mealybugand
Anthrecnose
Incaseoftermite,lightirrigationis
helpful.
Blackbrownleafspotcontrolledby
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25. Anthrecnose
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26. Black brown leaf spot
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28. Harvesting
Harvestingstartsafter7-8monthof
planting.
Harvestingisdonethroughsharp
sickle.
Ifharvestingisdoneonceayearthe
october-novemberarebestperiodto
harvest.
2ndyeargivemaximumyieldand
forabout4-5yearsgoodyieldcould
beharvested.
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29. Variety
Thereare500differentveritiesof
aloeVeraplant.
AloeVeraBarbadosmostlyused.
Ic111271
Ic111269
Al-1
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31. Bibliography
•Pareek,O.P,andinderMohan.
1995.indianaloe:Wealthfrom
Thardesert.Indianhorticulture(oct-
dec)pp.coverIIand29.
•Singh,B.M.,Srivastava,V.K.,
kadwai.,M.A.,Gupta1995aloe,
psoraleaandmucuna,horticulture
NewDelhi.Pp.513-517.
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