THEVARIETYOFROSELLEAVAILABLEIN

BENEFITSOFROSELLE
- Reduce cholesterol and triglyceride
- Diuretic (poor kidney function?s
people should drink appropriately)
- Antispasmodic (relieve cramps of the
stomach, intestines, and bladder)
- Helps in weight loss
- Anti-aging (high in vitamin C)
- Balance body?s pH value
- Improve quality of sleep
- Regulation of blood pressure Reduce
cholesterol and triglyceride
- Diuretic (poor kidney function?s
MALAYSIA
Var iety terengganu: high in quality & vitamin
C
UkmR 1: pinkish, resist with pest,
UkmR 2: Darker in colour, shrub tree , thicker,
hard, and suitable in industry. Usually it is
processed for juices, pickles, & jam.
UkmR 3: yellow green flower
UM K L : shorter petal, same colour like Ukm 2.
It is Terengganu variety.

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people should drink appropriately)
Antispasmodic (relieve cramps of the
ROSELLE
stomach, intestines, and bladder)
Roselle is a medicinal and edible plant. It is a Edit or s (CROP SCIENCE) Hibiscus Sabdarrifa
natural healthy food. In Malaysia, it is used to Nurul Athirahbinti Karim S37921
treat high blood pressure. It is rich in H.
Nurul Izzati binti Jamalrus S37922
Sabdariffa anthocyanins (HAs) and
protocatechuic acid (PCA). HAs is a powerful WongKahYin S37929
antioxidant and anti-radiation (acts as HiewChi Nam S37890
sunscreen), which can significant wipe out MuhamadIzhan S40839
free radical and strengthen blood circulation. Prepared for Dr Nor Idzwana binti Mohd Idris
PCA is a good antioxidant and inflammatory
(gastric people should drink less).

PUSAT PENGAJIAN SAINS &

TEKNOLOGI MAKANAN
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU
21030 Kuala Terengganu
www.umt.edu.my
www.ppstm.umt.edu.my
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Pl ant ing requirement
Grow best in fertile soil with:
-pH 5.5?6.0
-good drainage system
As much as 0.8 kg of seeds are required
for every hectare of roselle. The seeds
THEBACKGROUNDOFROSELLE THEPESTANDDISEASE are treated with fungicide such as Thiram
Root Rot to prevent disease attack.
Roselle is native from India to Malaysia,
where it is commonly cultivated, and must attack roselle plants causing damping-off Pl ant ing of rosel l e
have been carried at an early date to and root rot/ wilt diseases -Seedlings may be raised in nursery bed
Africa. It has been widely distributed in the and then transplanted to farm after
control : spray chemical such as growing for 2 weeks.
Tropics and Subtropics of both
carbendazin(bavistin) or
hemispheres, and in many areas of the -Seeds are transplanted on ridges with
mancozeb(dithane M-45) .Controlled by 1.5m wide, 0.3m height and 60cm
West Indias and Central America has
improving the soil drainage surface length. The distance between
become naturalized. crops are 0.6m within row and 1.5m
Bact erial st em rot
between rows.
THETAXONOMYOFROSELLE The leaf of roselle plants become stunted Management
Kingdom: Plantae
Control : spray chemical such as
- Water the roselle 2 times per day
Class: Magnoliopsida carbendazin(bavistin) or (morning and evening) to maintain the
Order: Malvales mancozeb(dithane M-45) .Controlling the moisture level.
frequent irrigation - Weeding at least once per month.
Family: Malvaceae
Aphis gossypii - For BRIS soil, chicken manure is applied
Genus: Hibiscus L.
Attack on leaves and flower buds; and the at 10-20mt/ ha or POME at rate of
Species: Hibiscus sabdariffa L. ? roselle 20-40mt/ ha
cotton stainer
-For mineral soil, 5-10mt/ ha chicken
control :spray the crop with 0.2% manure or 10-20mt/ ha POME
quinolphos or nuvacron -350kg/ ha of inorganic fertilizer NPK
Coccus hesperidum and 15:15:15 for initial stage and
1200kg/ ha of NPK 12:12:17:2 for
Hemichionaspis aspidist rae
Roselle also called rosella, Jamaican sorrel, fruiting stage.
or java jute. It is plant of hibiscus, or Attack on stems and branches .spray the
mallowand its fibre, one of the best fibre
group. crop with 0.2% quinolphos or nuvacron