01. Crop : Cymbopogon flexousus (Lemongrass) 02. Variety : Sugandhi (OD-19) 03. Institute : Aromatic &Medicinal Plants Research Station, Odakkali 04. Pedigree : A selection from 479 Lemongrass collections from India and abroad 05. Areas of Adoption : All lemongrass growing regions of Kerala and southern states of India 06. Maturity Group : Medium 07. Grass yield from single plant: 191.9gm 08. Oil yield from single plant : 1.056 ml 09.Citral content : 84.5 % 10. Oil recovery on fresh weight basis : 0.55 11. Oil recovery on dry weight basis : 1.67 12. Morphological characters 12.1. Leaf length/ breadth : 120.5 / 1.4 cm 12.2. Length of culm : 53 cm 12.3. Distance between 2 ligules : 5.8 cm 12.4. Colour of leaf sheath : Red 12.5. Hairyness : Hairs are present on the leaf blade 12.6. Leaf orientation : Angles of the leaf to the culm to which it is attached was recorded as medium acute 20-450 12.7. Leaf arrangement : Alternate 12.8. Development pattern : The visual observation of the development of a hill was recorded as semi compact.
13. Reaction to major diseases: Infection of fungal diseases as malformed inflorescence was recorded
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