Vaishnavi, a high yielding self-pollinated Cymbopogon martinii

US6831214B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH · IN

Inventors

• Nirmal Kumar Patra · Lucknow, IN
• Sushil Kumar · Lucknow, IN
• Alok Kalra · Lucknow, IN
• Herikesh Bahadur Singh · Lucknow, IN
• Hemendra Pratap Singh · Lucknow, IN
• Ved Ram Singh · Lucknow, IN
• Hasan Tanveer · Lucknow, IN
• Nareshwar Mengi · Lucknow, IN
• Om Parkash Dhawan · Lucknow, IN
• Mahendra Singh Negi · Lucknow, IN
• Paltoo Ram · Lucknow, IN
• Vijay Pal Singh · Lucknow, IN
• Jitendra Pal Singh · Naperville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 26, 2002
• Grant date: Dec 14, 2004
• Expiry date: Dec 26, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01H5/12
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a novel palmarosa plant christened as “Vaishnavi”, said plant capable of setting seeds under selfing conditions and having high oil yield potential, and developed employing crop-burning technique as a physical mutagen.