Kerala Agricultural University is perhaps the first among the Universities in India to have a research station exclusively for Aromatic and Medicinal Plants. The station was established on 15-3-1951.

List of crops:

1. Kaempferia galanga (Kacholam)
2. Kaempferia rotunda (Chengazhi neerkkizhangu)
3. Alpinia calcarata (Chittaratha)
4. Piper longum (Thippali)
5. Plumbago indica (Chethikoduveli)
6. Justicia beddomei (Chittadalotakam)
7. Indigofera tinctoria (Neelamari)
8. Saraca asoca (Asokam)
9. Curculigo orchioides (Nilappana)
10. Curcuma aromatica (Kasthurimanjal)
11. Cymbopogon flexuosus (Lemongrass)
12. Chrysopogon zizanioides (Ramacha)

List of projects:

KAU Projects/ experiments

1. Isolation and characterisation of principal constituents of Piper longum, Alpinia sp. and Coleus aromaticus.

AMP/05-00-06-95/0DL(3) KAU.

2. Evaluation of Ocimum species for yield and quality of oil.

AMP/02-00-10-95/ODL(9) KAU.

3. Yield and chemical characterisation of selected accessions of lemongrass in the germplasm.

AMP-01-00-14/93 ODL(9) KAU

4. Germplasm collection, maintenance and evaluation of lemongrass and palmarosa.

AMP/0l-00-22-95/ODL (9)KAU

5. Germplasm collection, maintenance, evaluation and multiplication of medicinal and aromatic

plants.

Address:

Aromatic And Medicinal Plants Research Station
(Kerala Agricultural University),
ODAKKALI, Asamannoor P.O. 683 549, Ernakulam District, Kerala State
(Tel: 04842658221), Fax: (0484) 2659881
E-mail: amprs@kau.in
amprskau@gmail.com
amprs.ker@nic.in