GERBERA

Gerbera is an ornamental flowers of herbaceous plants are not trunked. This plants originated from South Africa, North Africa and Russia. Inventors Gerbera plants are Traug Gerber, a German naturalist who undertook an expedition to South Africa. Subsequently discovered by Jamenson Gerbera hybrids. Starting from the inventor, the plant was inaugurated with the name of Gerbera Gerbera jamessonii bolus. 

 


From the diversity of flower shapes, especially the structure of the crown pieces Gerbera flower known for four species that have been cultivated: a) Gerbara flowering layer: a layer of strands arranged petals and are generally colored red, yellow and pink. b) Gerbera bloom two: pieces of the crown is composed of more than one variable. Crown of the outer layers of strands appear very different arrangement. Examples of tier two of Gerbera flower jamensonii Double Fantasy Purple red. c) Gerbera bloom three layers: an example of this is the Gerbera flower types jamensonii Fantasy Triple Red is the dominant flowering red, then yellow or yellowish-green variety. d) Type of Gerbera produced by Flori Asia Net Holland in the Netherlands, with a larger size than the three types above. Varieties planted are Gerbara Yustika (pink red), Jaffa Orange (bright orange), Ventury (dark orange).
BENEFITS OF PLANTS Besides as a cut flower which can hold up to 3 weeks, ornamental plants Gerbera is one of the producers of essential oils for industrial raw materials perfumes, soaps and cosmetics. 

INVESTMENT CENTER Gerbera plant production centers in the world is the Dutch state and Thailand. 

TERMS GROWTHClimate 1) Rainfall is needed for plant growth ranges between 1900-2800 mm / year. 2) The best is cool temperate areas with a minimum air temperature 13, 7-18 degrees C and maximum 19, 5-30 degrees C. Ideal air temperature at 22 degrees C. The initial growth If it exceeds 35 degrees C, germination of seeds will be disrupted.
FARMING GUIDELINES Nurseries 1) Requirements for Seed Plants propagated by generative and vegetative. Selected seeds from seed germination or that have the power to grow tall and dressed pithy. If the seeds purchased from the store, pay attention to expiration dates. Vegetative propagation using tissue culture / puppies. Tissue culture material using lateral buds from the tree or plant stem gerberas are healthy and of a superior kind. Seedling obtained from a Gerbera plant clumps anakannya lot, its parent prolific flowering, the growth of normal, healthy and superior types derived from plants. Purposes of seedling to be planted in open fields 1 ha around 80000-90000 when the spacing of 25 x 40 cm. 2) Preparation of Seed Seed derived from seed sown before dipindahtanamkan to the field. Seeding can be done in tanks or seeding pots and small pots with a diameter large enough. Seedling media should be given a plastic lid to humidity and air temperature remains stable and protected from direct sun. Seeds obtained from the tissue culture of buds taken from the kind of superior immediately inserted into a container containing a material that is Clorax 30% sterilization. Perform sterilization for 20 minutes. After sterilization with Clorax immediately re-sterilized with 20% HgCl2 for 5 minutes, then rinse with sterile water aquades 5 X. Seeds are separated from the clump of saplings that have been cleaned Gerbera from the ground, some of the old leaf stalks and roots discarded. Each part of at least one seedling. 3) Seed Seeding Techniques a) seeding in the nursery tanks Choose the location where the seedlings that gets morning sun or in a room that gets artificial light 40 watt / m 2. Prepare a mixture of media seedlings fine soil, sand and manure that has been cooked with a ratio of 1: 1: 1. Give a thin white plastic lid so that the humidity reached 98%. Before placing a layer of media seedling insert broken bricks or tiles approximately 1 / 3 tub nursery. Then fill in 90% seedling media. Seeding Gerbera seeds evenly. After 5-7 days, the lid is opened for 1 hour in the morning. From 7-10 days after seedling lid is opened for 3 hours / day, kemudain the top of the lid is opened to 20 cm from the top to get a humidity of 90%. At the age of seedlings reached 21 days, in the afternoon lifted the lid.