Volume: 44 Issue: 4
Registration of CIM-Vrinda: A citral (Neral and Geranial) rich high essential oil yielding variety of Ocimum basilicum L.
Year: 2022, Page: 127-134, Doi: https://doi.org/10.62029/jmaps.v44i4.Jhang
Received: Aug. 24, 2022 Accepted: Sept. 20, 2022 Published: Dec. 30, 2022
Citral oil holds a 41.5% market share in the booming global essential oil industry (CAGR of 9.57%). Citral (3,7, dimethyl-2,6-Octadienal), is a chemical compound made up of the aldehydes citral A (Geranial) and citral B (Neral). Ocimum basilicum, which can produce a short duration, quick bumper supply with minimal resources and fits in the crop cycle of important cereals and pulses, could satisfy a requirement for early growth, high biomass of "citral," within 3–4 months. To cater to the pacing demand, CSIR-CIMAP developed releases "CIM-Vrinda”, a citral-rich high essential oil yielding variety of Ocimum basilicum L. with an average citral content of 77-80%, potential fresh herb yield of 450-460q/h, and essential oil yield of 140-150Kg/ha in a single harvest of 3-4 months. CIM-Vrinda can be identifiable through glossy dark green (RHS 144A), undulated lamina margin, long leaf, and inflorescence with the pink corolla, with 77-81% citral content in essential oil obtained from the fresh herb, fetching a net income of more than Rs 83,500-1,00,000 Lakhs per ha. Culturing in agroclimatic zones IV, V, VIII & X is recommended.
Keywords: CIM-Vrinda, Citral, Essential oil, Geraniol, Neral, Ocimum Basilicum
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Jhang T, Lal Rk, Pandey P, Saroj P, Agrawal S, Dwivedi S, Lal K, Srivastav Aj, Kumari M, Chanotiya Cs, Verma Rs, Tandon S, Yadav A, Kotesh Kumar J, Jananesha Ac, Kumar A, Singh Ak. 2022. Registration of CIM-Vrinda: A citral (Neral and Geranial) rich high essential oil yielding variety of Ocimum basilicum L. J Med Aromat Plant sci 44: 127-134.
