Plant clone named 'CIMAP-Khusinolika' of vetiver, chrysopogon zizaniodes, that produces khusinol rich essential oil under short duration cultivation

A genetically distinct diploid clone (somatic chromosome number 2n=20) named ‘CIMAP-KHUSINOLIKA’ of Vetiver [Vetiveria zizaniodes (L.) Nash. syn. Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty;

• also called by the name ‘Khus’ in Hindi in India] comprising of the following combination of characters:
• a) capable of producing >1% (v/w) essential oil from fresh roots harvested after 6 months of plantation higher than any other commercial genotype harvested after six months duration
• b) containing more than >45% (v/v) Khusinol in the essential obtained from fresh roots of six month old plants, compared to all other varieties that have only 10-20% Khusinol content in their essential oil
• c) a short crop-gestation of six months for economic harvest, compared to standard 18 months required for the other existing varieties
• d) prostrate-spreading type of initial growth habit at 2-3 month stage and then growing erect,
• e) flowers in August, i.e. a delay in flowering by approx. two months compared to other varieties, lax inflorescence with smaller floret/seed size (smaller by approx 15% compared to standard), smaller feathery white stigma
• f) producing 65 g roots/plant from 06 month old plant grown under Lucknow conditions during July-December cropping season, having roots with a diameter 1.7 mm at the base
• g) clone is identifiable by unique ISSR markers that serve as fingerprints.