PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Bageshwar

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) have developed a high-yield and highly aromatic peppermint strain called CIM-Indushree. The researchers who have developed this new peppermint variety claimed that it yields at least 20 per cent more oil, matching the quality standards of the American-type peppermints. As per their estimate, the farmers who will invest Rs 50,000 in this crop can earn up to Rs 83,000 net profit in just three months. “Apart from CIMAP Purura (Lucknow), the new Indushree variety has been successfully tested in various parts of the country and the scientists state that this new strain is highly productive even in the cool and mountainous regions of Uttarak

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