Volume: 42 Issue: 1
A linalool rich variety-CIM-Sukhda of Ocimum basilicum
Year: 2020, Page: 68-72, Doi: https://doi.org/10.62029/jmaps.v42i1.Hiremath
Received: Feb. 24, 2020 Accepted: May 28, 2020 Published: July 1, 2020
Ocimum basilicum L. is an essential oil and aroma producing crop of India. Due to tremendous human demand for new natural flavors, many Ocimum basilicum cultivars have been bred during its long history of cultivation in the country. In pursuance of this goal a linalool rich inter-specific hybrid was developed in this study by open pollination of Ocimum basilicum with Ocimum africanum. Through these continuous breeding efforts new variety CIM-Sukhda was developed. This variety provides higher yield of oil than the check variety CIM-Surbhi and is highly suitable for cultivation in South Indian climate. Introduction of CIM-Sukhda for cultivation will enable marginal farmers to get additional income as a subsidiary crop.
Keywords: CIM-Sukhda, Inter specific hybrid, Linalool, Ocimum basilicum
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Channayya Hiremath, Velusamy Sundaresan, K Baskaran, Amit Kumar ,Yogendra ND, Manoj K Yadav, Ram S Verma, KVN Satya Srinivas, J Kotesh Kumar, Niranjan Kumar, Alok Kalra, Anil K Tripathi. 2020. A linalool rich variety-CIM-Sukhda of Ocimum basilicum. J Med Aromat Plant Sci 42: 68-72.
