Mint plant ‘Kushal’ for late transplanting

USPP16566P3 · kind P3 · plant

Assignee

• COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH · IN

Inventors

• Suman Preet Singh Khanuja · Lucknow, IN
• Ajit Kumar Shasany · Sidhauli, IN
• Usha Yadav · Lucknow, IN
• Sunita Dhawan · Lucknow, IN
• Mahendra Pandurang Darokar · Lucknow, IN
• Janak Raj Bahl · Lucknow, IN
• Soni Gupta · Lucknow, IN
• Sweta Pandey · Lucknow, IN
• Ravi Bansal · Lucknow, IN
• Raj Kishori Lal · Sidhauli, IN
• Om Parkash Dhawan · Lucknow, IN
• Ali Arif Naqvi · Lucknow, IN
• Alok Kaira · Lucknow, IN
• Alok Krishna · New Delhi, IN
• Virendra Kumar Singh Tomar · Lucknow, IN
• Anil Kumar Singh · Lucknow, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2003
• Grant date: May 23, 2006
• Expiry date: Mar 31, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

The present invention was related to the development of a novel, distinct high yielding plant with rapid regeneration ability obtained through screening of the somaclones in a methodical way for fast regeneration in the tissue culture stage itself which was achieved by inventing the plant ‘Kushal’. The plant yield higher herbage with corresponding high essential oil when evaluated with available superior varieties of mint in late planting condition during April when the fields are vacated after the harvest of Rabi crop like wheat, chickpea, coriander etc. Further the suckers required for commercial vegetative planting can be produced even in low land condition as the plant is reasonably tolerant to water logging compared to the best check ‘Kosi’.