Damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) is an important aromatic crop used in the flavor, fragrance, and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. The environmental and health problems related to chemicals have contributed to a rise in environmentally friendly practices. Microclimate modification usually guarantees sustainable crop and higher productivity; however, this does not always happen. A two-year field study with three shade levels (control, 25 % shade, and 50 % shade) and three types of mulches (without mulch, organic mulch, and black polyethylene mulch) was conducted during 2016−17 and 2017−18 in a split-plot design. Yield attributes and yield of damask rose were significantly higher in black polyethylene mulch under open sunny conditions (control). Moisture content and soil nutrients viz., available N, P, K were maximum in black polyethylene mulch under 50 % shade level. The relationship between photosynthetic active radiation, soil and air temperature, and microbial community with fresh flower yield revealed that with the increase in solar radiations, soil and air temperature increases the microbial population, which ultimately increased the fresh flower yield and essential oil yield. A positive and significant correlation between soil nutrient status and fresh flower yield was recorded. Our finding demonstrated that the combined application of appropriate light intensity and mulch could be considered for sustaining soil fertility and enhancing the damask rose crop's productivity. It can be recommended to farmers and industrialists as an alternative, sustainable, and cleaner cultural system under the western Himalayas conditions.

锦缎玫瑰（Rosa damascena Mill。）是一种重要的芳香作物，广泛用于全球的香精，香料和制药行业。与化学品有关的环境和健康问题导致了环保做法的增加。小气候改造通常可确保可持续的作物和更高的生产力；但是，这并不总是发生。在2016-17和2017-18期间，进行了为期两年的野外研究，研究了三种阴影级别（对照，25％阴影和50％阴影）和三种类型的覆盖物（无覆盖物，有机覆盖物和黑色聚乙烯覆盖物）。分割图设计。在开放的阳光条件下（对照），黑色聚乙烯覆盖物中的产量属性和锦缎玫瑰的产量显着更高。水分和土壤养分，在50％阴影水平下，黑色聚乙烯覆盖物中的有效N，P，K最大。光合作用活性辐射，土壤和空气温度以及微生物群落与鲜花产量之间的关系表明，随着太阳辐射的增加，土壤和空气温度增加了微生物种群，最终增加了鲜花产量和精油产量。记录了土壤养分状况与鲜花产量之间的正相关关系。我们的发现表明，可以考虑组合使用适当的光照强度和覆盖物，以维持土壤肥力和提高锦缎玫瑰作物的生产力。可以推荐给农民和实业家，作为一种替代的，可持续的，