Diversity and Distribution of Curry Leaf in India

Curry leaf is an aromatic tropical and sub-tropical plant originated from India. Besides its culinary purpose, curry leaf is known for its medicinal and industrial applications. Based on ethno-botanical reports and other floral distribution studies, the germplasm rich regions of curry leaf in India...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7d2b240393bb48a1b72c862c95e492d92021-12-02T15:53:11ZDiversity and Distribution of Curry Leaf in India0973-354X2582-489910.24154/JHS.2020.v15i01.001https://doaj.org/article/7d2b240393bb48a1b72c862c95e492d92020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/775https://doaj.org/toc/0973-354Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2582-4899Curry leaf is an aromatic tropical and sub-tropical plant originated from India. Besides its culinary purpose, curry leaf is known for its medicinal and industrial applications. Based on ethno-botanical reports and other floral distribution studies, the germplasm rich regions of curry leaf in India could be identified into six zones as Foot hills of Himalaya, North-East region, Middle India, Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats and Andaman – Nicobar Islands. With respect to color and size of leaves, habitat and flavor, the curry leaf plant is classified as brown/ gamthi, regular and dwarf morphotypes. Four genetically diverse chemotypes of curry leaves such as -pinene, -pinene, -carophyllene and -phellandrene exist in India. Due to its nutritional value, increasing export potential, less input, lower cost of cultivation, assured income, perennial nature and constant demand in local, national and international markets, the curry leaf is being cultivated on commercial scale in recent years in India.B R RaghuSociety for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Researcharticlecurry leavesdistributiondiversitygermplasmmorphotypesPlant cultureSB1-1110ENJournal of Horticultural Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
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topic curry leaves
distribution
diversity
germplasm
morphotypes
Plant culture
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distribution
diversity
germplasm
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Plant culture
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B R Raghu
Diversity and Distribution of Curry Leaf in India
description Curry leaf is an aromatic tropical and sub-tropical plant originated from India. Besides its culinary purpose, curry leaf is known for its medicinal and industrial applications. Based on ethno-botanical reports and other floral distribution studies, the germplasm rich regions of curry leaf in India could be identified into six zones as Foot hills of Himalaya, North-East region, Middle India, Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats and Andaman – Nicobar Islands. With respect to color and size of leaves, habitat and flavor, the curry leaf plant is classified as brown/ gamthi, regular and dwarf morphotypes. Four genetically diverse chemotypes of curry leaves such as -pinene, -pinene, -carophyllene and -phellandrene exist in India. Due to its nutritional value, increasing export potential, less input, lower cost of cultivation, assured income, perennial nature and constant demand in local, national and international markets, the curry leaf is being cultivated on commercial scale in recent years in India.
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author B R Raghu
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title Diversity and Distribution of Curry Leaf in India
title_short Diversity and Distribution of Curry Leaf in India
title_full Diversity and Distribution of Curry Leaf in India
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title_full_unstemmed Diversity and Distribution of Curry Leaf in India
title_sort diversity and distribution of curry leaf in india
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