201226172-moringa-tsp-preso.ppt

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oringa Uses and

Cultivation


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Basic information

• Scientific name- Moringa Oleifera• Moringa is an ideal plant to grow indoors or in

your own backyard

• Moringa doesn’t like the cold and loses it leaves

in the winter

• There are about 1 !1"# Species of Moringa

• Moringa grows in a variety of climates and

substandard soils$ and it is fast growing%• & fully mature Moringa tree can grow to "' feet%


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Basic Information (Continued)

• p(% )%"-*%+$ well-drained sandy or loamy soil• Minimum annual '+mm with ma,imum at

over "$+++mm% n waterlogged soil the roots

tend to rot%• Temperature ranges are '-"' degrees.elsius !**-/' degrees 0ahrenheit#$ but thetree will tolerate up to 2 degrees%

• 3ithin three years a tree will yield ++-)++pods annually and a mature tree can produceup to 1$)++ pods%


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Nutrition value


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• The seeds contain edible, medicinal oil.

• High protein content is found in the leaves,bark, seeds, and stems. There are uniquepolypeptides found in seeds, and high sugarand starch content of the entire plant.

• The leaves are used for cooking, in soups,

and salads, and are a good source ofvitamins A, B, and C, minerals, and aminoacids.

• The young, green, tasty pods can be cookedand eaten like green beans.

• To eat the seeds, rst boil them for a feminutes, drain, and remove the hull. !at

hen still green.


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• The dry seeds can be ground to a powder and used for seasoning

sauces.

• The roots from young plants can also be dried and ground for useas a hot seasoning base with a flavor similar to that of

horseradish. A tasty hot sauce from the roots can also be prepared

by cooking them in vinegar.

• The flowers can be eaten after being lightly blanched or raw as a

tasty addition to salads.

• The resin from the trunk of the tree is also

useful for thickening sauces.

uses#


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"oringa %il&A kernel has an oil content of about '(). This oil is a brilliant

yello. $t is used for lubrication of ne atches, because it has

little tendency to deteriorate and become rancid and sticky."oringa oil is useful as cooking oil. $t can absorb and retainvolatile substances, and is used in making natural perfumes forstabili*ing scents. The seed oil of "oringa containsappro+imately - ) saturated fatty acids and ( ) unsaturated

fatty acids. $t has a particularly high level of oleic acid /01 )2%ther vegetable oils normally contain only about '1 ) oleic acid.

3ater 4urication& The press cake obtained as a by5product of the oil e+traction

process has a high level of proteins that can be used as a non5to+ic,natural polypeptide for sedimenting mineral particles and organicsin the purication of drinking ater, or cleaning of vegetable oil, orsedimenting bers in the 6uice and beer industries. %nly one seed isrequired per liter of slightly contaminated ater, or to seeds for

very dirty ater.


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Propagation

• 4row in pots first$ thentransplant

• 5irect seedling on field

• 4rowing from cuttings !n pots

or plant directly in the field%#

• Spacing6 0or intensive Moringa

production$ plant every " meters in

rows spaced " meters apart%


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Germinating Seeds

• Soak the seeds for hours

• 7ut the seeds in a plastic sandwich bag

and store in nursery or cabinet%

4ermination times range from "-1 days

• 5o not let the shoots get too long

• f you are planting more than one tree$space the plants *-1+ feet apart


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PINCHING THE TERMINA TIPS!

• 3hen the seedlings reach a height of )+cmin the main field$ pinch !trim# the terminalgrowing tip 1+cm from the top%

• 3hen the new shoots reach a length of

+cm$ cut these back to 1+cm%• f the pinching is not done$ the tree has a

tendency to shoot up vertically and grow tall$

like a mast$ with sparse flowers and a fewfruit found only at the very top%

• &llow only -' robust branches to grow%


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"atering

• Moringa trees do not need muchwatering% n very dry conditions$ water

regularly for the first two months and

afterwords only when the tree is obviously

suffering% Moringa trees will flower and

produce pods whenever there is sufficient

water available%


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#erti$i%ing

• Moringa trees will generally grow well

without adding very much fertili8er%

Manure or compost can be mi,ed with the

soil used to fill the planting pits%7hosphorus can be added to encourage

root development and nitrogen will

encourage leaf canopy growth%


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PESTS AN& &ISEASES

Moringa is resistant to most pests% n verywater-logged conditions$ 5iplodia root rot canoccur%

.attle$ sheep$ pigs and goats will eat Moringaseedlings$ pods and leaves% 7rotect Moringa

seedlings from livestock by installing a fence% & living fence can be grown with Jatrophacurcas$ whose seeds also produce oil whichis good for soap-making% 0or mature trees$

the lower branches can be cut off so thatgoats will not be able to reach the leaves andpods%

Termites can be a problem$ especially when

cuttings are planted%


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Har'esting

0or humanconsumption$harvest when thepods are stillyoung !about

1cm in diameter#and snap easily%Older podsdevelop a toughe,terior$ but thewhite seeds andflesh remainedible%

9eaves may beharvested everyweek oncemature%


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Har'esting (continued)

• n some cases$ it maybe necessary to propup a branch that holdsmany pods to prevent

it breaking off • 0or leaf harvesting$

older leaves must bestripped from thestems% These olderleaves are more suitedto making dried leafpoder


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&ring te ea'es

• 7lace fresh

leaves in tray

and keep indrying bo, for

-" days

!depending on

temperatureand moisture#


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Po*der for

Capsu$e and Tea


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Thank you

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