Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Gopal Rao Mallavarapu

Sushil Kumar

Suman Preet Singh Khanuja

Ajit Kumar Shasany

Mahendra Pandurang Darokar

Suchitra Banerjee

Srinivas Iyer Ramesh

Srikant Sharma

Laiq Ur Rahman

Gauri Saxena

Ritika Gupta

Kakaraparthi Pandu Sastry

Raghavendra Narayanrao Kulkarni

Nagawara Seshagirirao Ravindra

A new and distinct somaclone of rose scentedchristened 'Parimal' characterized by distinct morphology and improved oil yield determining parameters.

New and distinct somaclonal variety of rose scented geranium

The invention relates to a new, distinct and unique plant of rose scented geranium 'Safal' derived from a rare seed-set in cultivar 'Bipuli,' apparently the result of hybridization between largely sterile populations of the cultivar accessions &lsquo;Bipuli&rsquo; and &lsquo;Hemanti&rsquo;, possessing the following combination of characteristics namely demonstrated vigour in the essential oil yield related traits in great measure and out yielded all the other accessions; the essential oil of the plant has 89% rhodinol content in which citronellol to geraniol ratio is approximately 1:1 and the contents of isomenthone, menthone, 10-epi-&ggr;-eudesmol, 6,9-guaiadiene, decanoic acid and isodecanoic acid were relatively lower than in the oils of accessions &lsquo;Bipuli&rsquo; and/or &lsquo;Hemanti&rsquo;, this plant can be propagated vegetatively through stem cuttings and suitable for commercial cultivation in large scale.

Rose scented geranium pelargonium graveolenes plant 'Safal'

The invention is related to the development of a new and distinct geranium plant called e 'Narmada' yeilding perfumery oil having higher content of rhodinol, total alcohol and high citronellol/geraniol ratio and lower content of undesirable isomenthone and 10-epi-&ggr;-eudesmol.

Pelargonium graveolens plant named 'Narmada'

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Lucknow, India

Gopal Rao Mallavarapu