Damroo — plant patent PP12791

Damroo

Novel, high yielding stable Mentha arvensis plant named ‘Damroo’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 29, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12791, the photograph of Damroo printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12791, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number

PP12791

Filed

March 29, 2000

Granted

July 23, 2002

Expires

March 29, 2020

Assignee

COUNCIL SCIENT IND RES

Inventor

PATRA NIRMAL KUMAR; KUMAR SUSHIL; KHANUJA SUMAN PREET SINGH; SHASNEY AJIT KUMAR; KALRA ALOK; SINGH HERIKESH BAHADUR; SINGH HEMENDRA PRATAP; SINGH VED RAM; TANVEER HASAN; MENGI NARESHWAR; RAJPUT DHARMENDRA KUMAR; NEGI MAHENDRA SINGH; TYAGI NEERAJ KUMAR; RAM PALTOO; SINGH VIJAY PAL; SHUKLA RAM SAJEEVAN; KUMAR BIRENDRA; SINGH JITENDRA PRATAP; RAM RAJA; KUMAR VIJAY; SHARMA SHIV RAM

Abstract

A novel Mentha arvensis mint population-variety "Damroo' capable of producing viable seeds and phenotypically homogeneous seed-derived plant population when cross pollinated within its own population and capable of high yield of mint oil.

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We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Mentha arvensis plant named ‘Damroo,’ substantially as herein illustrated and described, having the following characteristics: (a) dark greenish leaves (137A), white to whitish purple (76D) petals, and branching providing a pyramidal habit; (b) tolerance to leaf spot, rust, and powdery mildew; (c) essential oil containing 78-80% menthol and 12-17% isomenthone; (d) seed yields in the range of about 90-96kg/hectare; and, (e) the capacity to retain homogeneity of plant traits, despite out-crossing within the population.

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