Catalyzing transformation of India from a menthol importing country to the largest producer and exporter of menthol mint oil globally by developing short-duration and high-yielding varieties, and superior agro- and processing- technologies of menthol leading to the spread of Mentha cultivation in more than 300,000 hectares and enhancing the income of nearly 600,000 farming families.
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Ensured "Making in India" of the anti-malarial drug artemisinin by developing high-yielding varieties of Artemisia annua, chemical process for extraction and derivatization of artemisinin, and promoting cultivation of improved varieties in farmers' field.
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Profitable utilization of salt-affected and flood-prone coastal and river bank areas by developing and deploying short-duration and high-yielding varieties of Vetiver (Khus).
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Promotion of lemongrass and palmarosa cultivation in under-utilized rain-deficit areas like Bundelkhand, Vidharbha, Kutch and Marathwada.
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Developed one of the most successful herbal formulation for the management of diabetes type II (with NBRI) using medicinal plants used in Ayruveda ensuring clinical efficacy and safety.
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Leading CSIR Aroma Mission to empower Indian farmer and aroma industry by cultivation, processing, value addition and marketing of aromatic crops.
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Coordinating promotion of exchange of knowledge and commerce of medicinal plants in IORA member states of Indian Ocean rim countries.
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