Varieties

Varieties
    J.auriculatum
      Parimullai - Selection from a local type. Medium round bud. Resistant to gall mite. Yield 8 t/ha with flowering duration about 9 months/year.
      CO 1 - Selection from a Long Round type. Flowers have long corolla tube; easy for harvesting and marketing. Yield 8.8 t/ha.
      CO2 - Induced mutant from a Long point type. - Longer corolla tube; flower buds bolder; field tolerant to phyllody; Yield 11.1 t/ha.
      Others - Long Point, Long Round, Medium Point, Short Point and Short Round
    J.grandiflorum
      CO 1 - Clonal selection from germplasm - Suitable for both loose flower production and oil extraction. Pink streaks are found on external surface of petal. Average yield 10 t/ha - The concrete recovery is 0.29 per cent.
      CO2 - Induced mutant from CO1 Pitchi. - Bolder pink buds with long corolla tube yield 11.68 t/ha.
    J. sambac
    • Ramanathapuram
    • Gundumalli - Round flowers with good fragrance; yields 7 to 8 t/ha.
    • Khoya - Flowers familiar to J.sambac, but bolder buds with less fragrance.
    • Others - Ramabanam, Madanbanam, Single Mogra, Double Mogra, Iruvatchi, Kasthurimalli, Oosimalli, Soojimalli. 'Madurai Malli'
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