Citral rich high yielding lemongrass plant 'Nima' of Cymbopogon flexuosus

The present invention relates to a new and distinct high essential oil variety of lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) named as 'Nima'. Further the invention relates to the high content of the monoterpene citral in the essential oil. This novel variety 'Nima' of the lemon grass is...

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Main Authors PRASAD ARUN, SHARMA JAWAHAR RAM, SHASANY AJIT KUMAR, NAQVI ALI ARIF, LAL RAJ KISHORI, MISRA HARI OM, BAHL JANAK RAJ, SINGH NILAKSHI, SINGH KHANUJA SUMAN PREET
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LanguageEnglish
Published 30.09.2004
Edition7
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM
PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
TRAPPING
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Summary:The present invention relates to a new and distinct high essential oil variety of lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) named as 'Nima'. Further the invention relates to the high content of the monoterpene citral in the essential oil. This novel variety 'Nima' of the lemon grass is a selection from the open pollinated seedlings of the seeds obtained from another Cymbopogon flexuosus variety OD 19 from the germplasm collection of CIMAP. This variety is propagated through vegetative means using the slips and stable for commercial cultivation.
Bibliography:Application Number: US40175303V