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Vetiveria zizanioides , CIMAP-Khus 15

About PlantChrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver is a perennial bunchgrass of the Poaceae family, native to India. In western and northern India, it is popularly known as khus. Vetiver is important to the fragrance industry because of its characteristic woody notes and onsequently its composition has been extensively investigated from a natural products viewpoint.
Plant VarietyCIMAP-Khus 15
Major Constituents of Varietykhusimol
Essential OilVetiveria zizanoides CIMAP-KHUS 15 essential oil
MS Graph of Essential Oil
Compounds in essential Oilkhusimol,gamma-elemene, khusimene, ar-curcumene, alpha-amorphene, sesquicineole, delta-cadinene
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ContributorAK Singh, HP Singh, HS Chauhan, VKS Tomar, RK Lal, A Kalra and DP Singh
Year of Release2012
Reference N/A

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