Information on patchouli

[aromedindia]

Dear freinds
I am in the process of writing an article on patchouli"patchouli production in India:present status and future prospects".Those having some knowlde may cantribute through the information on cultivation, distillation, quality and marketing. Your input will greately help in improving the content.the information received would be duly acknowldged.Present status is very much important. hence, area under cultivation, groth,yield, economic return and quality aspects are very much important and may be of interest to a wide readeship.
Thanking you
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[kirti s]

Dear Siur

Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth), an aromatic crop which yields an essential oil. Patchouli mild mosaic virus (PaMMV) infects patchouli plants and causes decrease in leaf biomass and essential oil yield. Transgenic patchouli plants with PaMMV coat protein precursor (CP-P) gene have been produced by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. PaMMV CP-P gene integration into the patchouli genome was confirmed by the PCR method and by Southern blot analysis. The transformants were estimated to contain one to three copy genes using Southern blot analysis. The transformant with three copy genes was tested for the resistance to PaMMV by artificially inoculating plants grown in an environmentally controlled cabinet, and this transformant was found to be highly resistant to PaMMV. The transgenic patchouli plant with PaMMV CP-P gene should provide valuable material for protecting against PaMMV.

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Kirti

[aromedindia]

Dear Mr. Kirti
I thank you for providing this valueable piece of information.Genetically transformed patchouli is definitely going to solve disease problem, particularly in India that is going to become a major patchouli oil producing country, if the present trend continues.
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