Hybrid mint plant named `Neerkalka`

USPP12030P · kind P · plant

Assignee

• COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH · IN

Inventors

• Sushil Kumar · Lucknow, IN
• Nirmal Kumar Patra · Lucknow, IN
• Suman Preet Singh Khanuja · Lucknow, IN
• Ajit Kumar Shasany · Sidhauli, IN
• Alok Kalra · Lucknow, IN
• Harikesh Bahadur Singh · Lucknow, IN
• Hemendra Pratap Singh · Lucknow, IN
• Ved Ram Singh · Lucknow, IN
• Nareshwar Mengi · Lucknow, IN
• Hasan Tanveer · Lucknow, IN
• Arif Ali Naqvi · Lucknow, IN
• Vijay Pal Singh · Lucknow, IN
• Kambod Singh · Lucknow, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 2, 1998
• Grant date: Aug 7, 2001
• Expiry date: Sep 2, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

The present invention relates to the development of a new and distinct interspecific mint hybrid `Neerkalka` developed by sexual crossing between improved Mother plant Mentha arvensis (cv Kalka) and pollen plant Mentha spicata (cv Neera), which hybrid is propagated vegetatively by suckers or stem cuttings and is stable for commerical cultivation.