Moringa oleifera

Moringa oleifera

  • Moringa Oleifera has attracted a great deal of scientific attention because of its abundance of nutrients and bioactive components making it a nutritional powerhouse. These substances, which include seeds, pods, and leaves, have a significant biological impact on humans.

Moringa nutrition highlights

  • Dry leaves contain about 26% by weight protein that includes all the essential amino acids for humans
  • Among the highest concentration of beneficial phytochemicals, especially carotenoids, phenolics, flavonoids, glucosinolates (isothiocyanates) and vitamins.

Its health effects include

  • anti-obesity effect
  • anti-diabetic effect
  • anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect
  • antibiotic activity
  • anti-cancer and cancer prevention effect
  • anti-hypertensive activity
  • moringa leaf isothiocyanate reverses a lot of the damage caused by air pollution

What we do

  • Jatropower produces superior quality Moringa seeds for plantation through selection and breeding.
  • We characterise the nutrient and phytochemical quality of our Moringa plants.
  • We develop robust techniques for seed processing.

Jatropower Moringa Seed Catalogue

Sl NoCHARACTERSJPMP1JPMP2JPMLJPMM
1Planting seasonPlanting is done during December – January and July – OctoberPlanting is done during December – January and July – OctoberPlanting is done during December – January and July – OctoberPlanting is done during December – January and July – October
2Heightabove 15 feet14 feet15 feetabove 15 feet
3Branches15 to 2515 to 2015 to 2515 to 25
4FloweringFlowering start within 4-5 month of date of plantingFlowering start within 4-5 month of date of plantingFlowering start within 4-5 month of date of plantingFlowering start within 3-4 month of date of planting
5Peak harvestMarch to juneMarch to juneMarch to juneMarch to june and august to sep
6Leaf harvest--1st harvest will be 60 from dop-
7Pinnate length60 to 80 minimum max 90 cm60 to 75 minimum max 80 cm60 to 75 minimum max 80 cm60 to 70 minimum max 80 cm
8Leaf colorDark greenBright greenDark greenDark green
9Inflorescence25 to 100 flowers per cluster25 to 100 flowers per cluster25 to 100 flowers per cluster25 to 150 flowers per cluster
10Pods per plant100 to 130 pods100 to 125 pods90 to 100 cm100 to 160 pods
11Pod length60-65 cm70-75 cm50-70cm60-80 cm
12Pod girth6.5 cm6 cm6 cm7 cm
13Pod weight edible70 to 90 g70 to 80 g70 to 90 g60 to 80 g
14Mature pod weight for seed120 to 150 g100 to 140 g100 to 150 g200 to 250 g
15Pod yield per year15 kg per plant (15 tons per acre)12 kg per plant (12 tons per acre)8 kg per plant (8 tons per acre)18 kg per plant (18 tons per acre)
16Leaf yield per year--5 kg-
17Number of harvest2 harvests per year2 harvests per year2 harvests per year2 harvests per year