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20/08/23 07:30 AM IST

'Namoh 108' Variety Of Lotus

In News
  • Union minister for science and technology Jitendra Singh unveiled a new type of lotus flower called “Namoh 108” in Lucknow.
Features
  • The lotus named ‘NBRI Namoh 108’ is developed by the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), a premier plant-based, multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art National R&D center based in Lucknow.
  • This is the first lotus variety whose genome is completely sequenced for its characteristics.
  • NBRI is a constituent institution of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
  • Lotus is the national flower of India and a symbol of faith for us.
  • This particular kind is better at withstanding different weather conditions, unlike other types of lotus.
  • It can bloom anytime from March to December, making it the longest-lasting among lotus varieties.
  • Unlike others that only flower for about four to five months, this lotus remains in bloom for a more extended period.
  • It's also the first lotus kind whose complete genetic makeup has been figured out to understand its traits.
Lotus mission
  • This project is being undertaken in Mission mode like the other priority schemes, - the National Honey and Bee Mission (NHBM), National Bamboo Mission (NBM), National Food Security Mission (NFSM), National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF), National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Gokul Mission, Blue Revolution, Mission Shakti - an integrated women empowerment programme and the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) etc.
Other initiatives
  • The Minister also released the new variety of Aloe vera named ‘NBRI-Nihar’, a clonal selection having approximately 2.5 times high gel yield in comparison to Aloe vera.
  • Dr Jitendra Singh also launched a Database of 500 Raw Drug Repositories of the Institute developed as per Indian Pharmacopoeia Standards and released a book on roses in CSIR-NBRI Garden, comprising the details of elite varieties conserved at the Botanic Garden.
  • The CSIR-NBRI digital Herbarium, a National Repository of flora specimens of India, was also launched to easily disseminate information among the public and a book on ‘Plant Resources of Uttar Pradesh and a Check List’ and ‘e-flora of Uttar Pradesh’ were also released.
  • The e-flora and book provide a list and information of more than 5,000 plants of Uttar Pradesh.
Source- PIB

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