· Established the world’s largest lemongrass germplasm
· Varieties released:
Lemongrass: OD- 19 (Sugandhi) ; OD-23 (in the process of release)
Palmarosa: ODP – 1 (Amaravathi selection), ODP- 2 (Haldwani selection)
Vetiver: ODV – 3 (Nilambur selection)
Cinnamon: ODC – 130 (Sugandhini)
· Identified alternative sources of perfumery compounds:
OD - 455 ‘Thathimalangatha’ (Cymbopogon parkeri), 60 -70% geraniol
OD - 468 (Cymbopogon gidarba), 75 - 80% geranyl acetate
· Developed agro technology for commercially viable medicinal and aromatic plants
· Standardized distillation and oil extraction methods of various aromatic plants
· Developed post harvest technique for conversion of geranyl acetate in palmarosa oil to geraniol