Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Nilakshi Singh

Suman Preet Singh Khanuja

Ajit Kumar Shasany

Janak Raj Bahl

Raj Kishori Lal

Hari Om Misra

Jawahar Ram Sharma

Ali Arif Naqvi

Arun Prasad

This invention relates to a new distinct early maturing, high seed and husk yielding variety of psyllium () designated as var. 'Mayuri' with the distinct pigment marker of the panicles relatable to the maturity thereby indicating the right harvesting stage to prevent the seed shattering, a problem in psyllium. This variety was developed by mutation breeding (gamma rays irradiation) and propagated by seeds for commercial cultivation. The new variety could be differentiated from the other variety through unique RAPD profile and has been tested for uniformity and stability of characters defined. Psyllium plant 'Mayuri' with stage marker and early maturity.

Plantago ovata plant named 'Mayuri'

A new and distinct high essential oil variety of lemongrass () is named 'Nima'. Further, the invention relates to the high content of the monoterpene citral in the essential oil. This novel variety 'Nima' of lemongrass is a selection from the open pollinated seedlings of the seeds obtained from anothervariety OD 19 from the germ plasm collection of CIMAP. This variety is propagated through vegetative means using the slips and is stable for commercial cultivation.

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

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