| abstract |
The present invention relates to the development of a novel high herb yielding essential oil herb variety of Krishna Tulsi (botanically known as Ocimum sanctum , from the Family—Lamiaceae, 2n=32), and hereinafter named as ‘CIM-AYU’. In particular, the invention is related to the development of a high eugenol yielding variety of Krishna Tulsi named ‘CIM-AYU’ through open pollination in the germplasm followed by recurrent progeny selection and evaluation for the yield characters of selected population for 3 years in field conditions. The selected variety is high yielding and stable in subsequent generations. This invention thus relates to the high yielding seeds, plants and plant parts of plant named ‘CIM-AYU’ and its components, to a method of producing named ‘CIM-AYU’, and to a method for producing high eugenol using ‘CIM-AYU’ as a pollinator or parent. |