RUE
Ruta graveolens
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME: 500
DURATION OF GERMINATION (YEARS): 2
DAYS NEEDED TO GROW: N. 15
UE MINIMUM VALUES FOR SELLING:
PURITY 97% - GERMINATION 80%
CULTIVATION METHODS
a) Sowing in nursery
Period: spring/summer
Quantity: 3-4 grams seeds/m²
Depth of sowing: cm. 1
b) Transplant in the field
Period: in the following autumn
Plant to plant distance: cm. 50/60
EDIBLE PART: leaves and flowers.
HARVEST PERIOD: leaves all year, flowers
in spring/summer.
PURPOSE: cooking as flavouting,
distilleries (essential oil), pharmaceutical
industries (medicines), cosmetic industries
(perfumes and cosmetics), liquordistilleries
(liquors, wines, vinegars).