Opiumless and alkaloid-free non-narcotic opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) variety “Sujata”

US6730838B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH · IN

Inventors

• Jawahar Ram Sharma · Lucknow, IN
• Raj Kishori Lal · Sidhauli, IN
• Ajai Prakash Gupta · Lucknow, IN
• Hari Om Misra · Lucknow, IN
• Vasudha Pant · Lucknow, IN
• Ram Chandra · Sidhauli, IN
• Mohd Rashid · Lucknow, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 26, 1999
• Grant date: May 4, 2004
• Expiry date: Mar 26, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01H5/10
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to an opiumless and alkaloid-free non-narcotic opium poppy designated as var. Sujata having the following morphological/argonomic features:Days to 50% flowering100-105Plant height (cm) 80-100Peduncle length (cm) 18-20Peduncle colourPatchy-blackNo. of capsules/branches per plant 3-4Capsule shapeFlatCapsule surface˜glabrous (white bloom +)No. of stigmatic rays per capsule 10-12 Shape and size of stigmatic raysslightly small, flattenedLatex-flow on incisionAbsentSeed count per gram of weight3040-3310Seed colourDull-whiteSeed shapeReniformSeed sizeBold (Thickness ++)Seed yield (g/m2)120-140Straw yield (g/m2)135-150(Capsule hulls)Opium alkaloids in strawAbsent.