Welcome to Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP)- Lucknow

Introduction:

CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, Pantnagar, was set up in February 1963 by the name of Northern Zonal Centre of Central Indian Medicinal Plants Organization (CIMPO) at Haldwani with farm (50 acres) in Terai region of Udhamsingh Nagar and extended to 286 acres by 1967. In 1979, it was shifted to the present location after construction of office building. CSIR-CIMAP, Research Centre, Pantnagar is located between coordinates 29 ◦N, 79.38 ◦E and at an altitude of 243.84 m in foothills of north India. The climate of this site is sub-tropical with hot and humid summer and chilled winter. The maximum temperature ranges between 35ºC-45°C and the minimum between 2ºC-5ºC with average rainfall 1350 mm. The soil is clay loam in texture and neutral in reaction (pH 7.1). The terrain of Research Centre, Pantnagar is quite fertile, making it suitable for cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) for the purpose of research, trials and commerce and production of quality planting materials (QPM). The main objective of the centre is to channelize the present activities carried out in the field of MAPs in fruitful directions. The centre is also well connected with highways, railways and airways, making it easily accessible from its headquarters at Lucknow, Purara Research Centre and also from Delhi, state capital Dehradun and other adjacent places. The G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology is very near to the center to make any collaborative research work possible and for making the technologies reachable to the farming communities through University’s KVKs. In addition, existing infrastructures like distillation units, boilers, Vermi-compost unit and agricultural implements make the undergoing activities at centre considerably more efficient and effective. The center is engaged in major activities like collection, conservation, morphological and chemical characterization of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants; Genetic improvement of MAPs especially mints, aromatic grasses, satawar, clarysage, silybum, rose, kalmegh etc. Agro technology developments; large scale production of Quality Planting Materials (QPMs); development of post harvest technologies of MAPs; Agro advisory and promotion of MAPs cultivation; training/awareness and field demonstrations for the farmers and entrepreneurs; agro entrepreneurships development by promoting MAPs.

Achievements

Achievements :

Mint revolution (elite varieties developed from the centre increased the overall mint cultivation from 15 hectares to more than 03 lakh hectares in the country).
Varieties of aromatic grasses developed at the centre have increased the cultivation of these crop many folds throughout the country.
Rose varieties increased the cultivation up to 1000 hectares.
Improved varieties for higher productivity of Menthol mint (CIMAP-Unnati, CIM-Kranti, CIM-Sarayu, Kosi and Damroo), Spearmint (Neer Kalka), Lemongrass (Chirharit), Palmarosa (Vaishanavi), Citronella (Jal Pallavi and Medini), Damask Rose (Ranisahiba), Safed satavar (CIM-Shakti), Pili Satavar (CIM-Sunehri) were developed from CIMAP, Research Center, Pantnagar.
Development of agro technology of Mentha spp., Lemongrass, Palmarosa, Citronella, Vetiver, Geranium, Damask-rose, Clary sage, Ocimum, Chamomile, Silybum, Satawar, Artemisia, Kalmegh, Aloe vera, Sarpagandha and Ashwagandha.
Establishment of Bio-village on Mentha, Geranium and Artemisia.
Establishment of conservatory of wild germplasm of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
Providing training-cum-awareness programs for the farmers, school and college students, budding entrepreneurs, forest officials of Uttarakhand and adjoining areas of Uttarakhand.
Research Publication from the center: >150 nos.

Publications

2021:

A.K. Tiwari, P.P.S. Verma, D. Kumar, S. Singh, R. Kumar, R.C. Padalia, and R.K. Upadhyay (2021). Germination Behaviour of Rauvolfia serpentine (L.) Seeds with the use of Different Seed Treatments. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, doi: 10.18805/IJARe.A-5624.
R. C. Padalia, R. K. Upadhyay, Amit Chauhan, V. R. Singh, R. S. Verma, and C. S. Chanotiya (2021). Influence of Harvesting Frequency on Essential Oil Yield and Composition of Geraniol-Rich Cultivar of Cymbopogon flexuosus L. National Academy of Science Letters, 44, 383-388.
R.C. Padalia, A. Kumar, G. Bhatt, P. Pandey, A. Chauhan, R.K. Upadhyay, D. Saikia, R.S. Verma and C.S. Chanotiya (2021). Chemical characterization, antimicrobial and antioxidant evaluation of Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones) Schult. essential oil. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 33(4), 351-358.

2020:

KT. Venkatesha, V.R. Singh, R.C. Padalia, R.K. Upadhyay, A. Chauhan, A.K. Tiwari, S. Singh, G. Bhatt, Divya, P. Pandey, R.S. Verma, M. Mall, A.K. Shukla, C.S. Chanotiya, S. Kumar, B. Kumar, A.K. Gupta, R.K. Verma, A. Samad, P. Kumar, M.C. Rawat (2020). CIM-Unnati: An essential oil rich variety of menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.). Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences, 42(1-2), 73-79.
R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, R.K. Upadhyay and V.R. Singh (2020). Productivity and essential oil composition of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) harvested at different growth stages under the subtropical region of north India. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 32(2), 144-149.
P. Pragya, R.K. Upadhyay, V.R. Singh, R.C. Padalia, R. Kumar, Venkatesha K.T., A.K. Tiwari, S. Singh and S.K. Tewari (2020). Pelargonium graveolens L. (Rose-scented geranium): New hope for doubling Indian farmers’ income. Environment Conservation Journal, 21, 141-146.
K.T. Venkatesha, V.R. Singh, R.C. Padalia, R.K. Upadhyay, Divya, G. Bhatt and A. Chauhan (2020). Correlation and path-analysis for morpho-economic traits and chemical constituents of essential oil in Corn mint (Mentha arvensis L.) accessions. Arabian Journal of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants 6(2), 1-16.
D. Kumar, P. Suryavanshi, R C Padalia, A. Chauhan, K T Venkatesha, A.K. Tiwari, V.R. Singh, S. Singh and R.K. Upadhyay (2020). Evaluation of harvesting time and standardization of distillation duration for higher essential oil content and quality in German chamomile (Chamomilla recutita L.). Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops, 29(2), 140-147.

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2010:

R.C. Padalia, C.S. Chanotiya and V. Sundaresan (2010). Compositional Variability in Essential Oil from Different Parts of Alpinia speciosa K. Schum. from India. Natural Product Communication, 5(2), 279-282.
R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma and V. Sundaresan (2010). Volatile constituents of three invasive weeds of Himalayan region. Records of Natural Products, 4(2), 109-114.
R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, V. Sundaresan and C.S. Chanotiya (2010). Chemical Diversity in the Genus Alpinia (Zingiberaceae): Comparative Composition of Four Alpinia Species Grown in Northern, India. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 7, 2076-2087.
R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Yadav and A. Chauhan (2010). Essential Oil Composition of Aralia cachemirica from Uttarakhand, India. Records of Natural Products, 4(3), 163-166.
R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, R.K. Verma, A.K. Yadav and H.P. Singh (2010). Chemical diversity in Indian Oregano (Origanum vulgare L.). Chemistry & Biodiversity, 7, 2054-2064.
R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia and C.S. Chanotiya (2010). Essential oil composition of Thymus linearis (Benth. ex Benth) from Western Himalaya, India. Natural Product Research, 24(20), 1807-1810).
R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A.K. Yadav and A. Chauhan (2010). Chemical Composition of Leaf and Flower Essential Oils of Two Thymus spp from Western Himalaya. Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Science and Biotechnology, 4(1), 69-72.

Services Offered

Crop improvement and agrotechnolgy development of MAPs
Technical know-how to the farmers about new agro-technologies for MAPs cultivation and processing and their post-harvest management techniques
Consultancy services for feasibility, cultivation, agro technology, post harvest technology and distillation processes.
Large scale production of Quality Planting Materials (QPMs) for sale and supply
Training, skill and entrepreneurship development programs for students, farmers and entrepreneurs. Conducting Kisan Mela/Gosthi for extension of MAPs technologies.
Setting up of Bio village programmes for various crops and transfer of improved agro-technologies of MAP to the farmers and industries.
Quality analysis of essential oils.

Scientists

Dr. Rajendra Chandra Padalia

Scientist In-charge & Senior Principal Scientist
crcpant[at]cimap[dot]res[dot]in

Dr. Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay

Principal Scientist
rk[dot]upadhyay[at]cimap[dot]res[dot]in

Dr. Venkatesha K T

Senior Scientist
venkatesha[at]cimap[dot]res[dot]in

Dr. Dipender Kumar

Scientist
dipenderkumar[at]cimap[dot]res[dot]in

Technical and Administration

Dr. Amit Chauhan

Sr. Technical Officer

Mr. Amit Kumar Tiwari

Technical Officer

Mr. Sonveer Singh

Technical Assistant

Mr. Pramod Kumar

Technician

Mr. Vinod Kumar

Technician

Mr. Subhash Kumar

Technician

Mr. Bharat Singh

Technician

Mr. Manish Maurya

Technician

Contact

Dr. R. C. Padalia
Scientist In-charge
Phone : +91-5944-234445/234712
Email: crcpant[at]cimap[dot]res[dot]in , crcpantnagar[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
Address : P.O Dairy Farm,Nagla
Pantnagar-263149
Dist Uddam Nagar
Uttrakhand, India

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CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre, Pantnagar

Introduction:

Achievements

Achievements :

Mint revolution (elite varieties developed from the centre increased the overall mint cultivation from 15 hectares to more than 03 lakh hectares in the country).

Varieties of aromatic grasses developed at the centre have increased the cultivation of these crop many folds throughout the country.

Rose varieties increased the cultivation up to 1000 hectares.

Development of agro technology of Mentha spp., Lemongrass, Palmarosa, Citronella, Vetiver, Geranium, Damask-rose, Clary sage, Ocimum, Chamomile, Silybum, Satawar, Artemisia, Kalmegh, Aloe vera, Sarpagandha and Ashwagandha.

Establishment of Bio-village on Mentha, Geranium and Artemisia.

Establishment of conservatory of wild germplasm of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.

Providing training-cum-awareness programs for the farmers, school and college students, budding entrepreneurs, forest officials of Uttarakhand and adjoining areas of Uttarakhand.

Research Publication from the center: >150 nos.

Publications

2021:

A.K. Tiwari, P.P.S. Verma, D. Kumar, S. Singh, R. Kumar, R.C. Padalia, and R.K. Upadhyay (2021). Germination Behaviour of Rauvolfia serpentine (L.) Seeds with the use of Different Seed Treatments. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, doi: 10.18805/IJARe.A-5624.

R. C. Padalia, R. K. Upadhyay, Amit Chauhan, V. R. Singh, R. S. Verma, and C. S. Chanotiya (2021). Influence of Harvesting Frequency on Essential Oil Yield and Composition of Geraniol-Rich Cultivar of Cymbopogon flexuosus L. National Academy of Science Letters, 44, 383-388.

R.C. Padalia, A. Kumar, G. Bhatt, P. Pandey, A. Chauhan, R.K. Upadhyay, D. Saikia, R.S. Verma and C.S. Chanotiya (2021). Chemical characterization, antimicrobial and antioxidant evaluation of Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones) Schult. essential oil. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 33(4), 351-358.

2020:

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, R.K. Upadhyay and V.R. Singh (2020). Productivity and essential oil composition of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) harvested at different growth stages under the subtropical region of north India. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 32(2), 144-149.

P. Pragya, R.K. Upadhyay, V.R. Singh, R.C. Padalia, R. Kumar, Venkatesha K.T., A.K. Tiwari, S. Singh and S.K. Tewari (2020). Pelargonium graveolens L. (Rose-scented geranium): New hope for doubling Indian farmers’ income. Environment Conservation Journal, 21, 141-146.

2019:

A. Chauhan, Venkatesha KT, R.C. Padalia, V.R. Singh, R.S. Verma, C.S. Chanotiya (2019). Essential oil composition of leaves and inflorescences of Elsholtzia densa Benth. from western Himalaya. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 31(3), 217-222.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, V.R. Singh (2019). Chemical composition of leaves, inflorescence, whole aerial-parts and root essential oils of patchouli {Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.}. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 31(4), 319-325.

R.K. Upadhyay, V.R. Singh, R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, R. Kumar, Amit Chauhan and S.K. Tewari (2019): Development of postharvest management practices for quality essential oil production of Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) W. Watson. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 4(2), 121-125.

K.T. Venkatesha, V.R. Singh, R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, R.K. Upadhyay, R. Kumar and A. Chauhan (2019). Genetic variability, D2 analysis and characters association among quantitative and qualitative traits of spearmint (Mentha spicata L.). Trends in Phytochemical Research, 3(2), 101-108.

R.S. Verma, S. Singh, R.C. Padalia, S. Tandon, Venkatesh KT, A. Chauhan (2019). Essential oil composition of the sub-aerial parts of eight species of Cymbopogon (Poaceae). Industrial Crops & Products, 142, 111839.

V.R. Singh, R.K. Upadhyay, P. Pandey, R.C. Padalia, A.K. Tiwari, S. Singh (2019). Development of best post-harvest processing technology for quality production of Satawar (Asparagus racemosus L.). International Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 37(2), 265-270.

G. Bhatt, A.K. Tiwari, Venkatesha KT, R.K. Upadhyay, A. Chauhan, R.S. Verma, V.R. Singh and R.C. Padalia. Harvest and post harvest studies on Mentha arvensis var. CIM-Kranti for quality essential oil production in winter and summer season. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences, 114-120.

2018:

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, A. Chauhan, A. Tiwari and N. Joshi (2018). Variability in essential oil composition of different plant parts of Heracleum candicans Wall. Ex DC from North India. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 30(4), 293-301.

R.C. Padalia, V.R. Singh, G. Bhatt, A. Chauhan, R.K. Upadhyay, R.S. Verma and C.S. Chanotiya (2018). Optimization of harvesting and postharvest drying methods of Ocimum x africanum Lour. for production of quality essential oil. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 30(8), 437-443.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, P. Goswami, S.K. Verma, A. Chauhan, V.R. Singh and M.P. Darokar (2018). Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of p-menthane chemotype of Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) W. Watson (Poaceae) from India. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 30(3), 182-188.

V.R. Singh, R.S. Verma, R.K. Upadhyay, R.K. Lal, R.C. Padalia, C.S. Chanotiya and Nilofer (2018). Stable variety selection over locations and recommendations for rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L’ Herit. ex Aiton.). Journal of Essential Oil Research, 30(1), 32-39.

2017:

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, R.K. Upadhyay, A. Chauhan, V.R. Singh (2017). Productivity and essential oil quality assessment of promising accessions of Ocimum basilicum L. from north India. Industrial Crop and Products, 97, 79-86.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, A. Chauhan (2017). Diurnal variations in aroma profile of Ocimum basilicum L., O. grattisimum L., O. americanum L., and O. kilimandscharicum Guerke. Journal of Essential Oil Reserach 3, 248-261.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, R.K. Upadhyay, V.R. Singh (2017). Optimization of distillation conditions for better recovery of Acorus calamus L. essential oil. Journal of Essential Oil Reserach 3, 271-275.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, V.R. Singh, P. Goswami, A. Chauhan and B. Bhukya (2017): Natural Benzaldehyde from Prunus persica (L.) Batsch. International Journal of Food Properties, 20, 1259-1263.

V.R. Singh, R.K. Upadhyay, R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, R.K. Lal (2017). Performance evaluation for essential oil yield, quality, and trend analysis of different Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii) varieties for tarai region of Uttarakhand. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 35(1), 171-175.

R.K. Upadhyay, V.R. Singh, R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia (2017). Evaluation and screening of best variety of Citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus L.) for commercial scale cultivation in Tarai region of Uttarakhand. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 35(1), 177-181.

2016:

P. Goswami, A. Chauhan, R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, S.K. Verma, M.P. Darokar and C.S. Chanotiya (2016). Composition and antibacterial potential of the essential oil of Artemisia nilagirica var. septentrionalis from India. Journal of Essential Oil Research 28(1), 71-76.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, A. Chauhan, Prakash Goswami, C.S. Chanotiya (2016). Compositional and enantiomeric analysis of the essential oil of Taxodium distichum from India. Natural Product Communication, 11(3), 419-422.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, A. Chauhan, C.S. Chanotiya and S.T. Thul (2016). Phytochemical diversity in essential oil of Vitex negundo L. populations from India. Records of Natural Products, 10(4), 452-464.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, A. Chauhan, Prakash Goswami, C.S. Chanotiya (2016). Essential oil composition of Artemisia stelleriana Besser from India. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 28(5), 400-405.

Prakash Goswami A. Chauhan, R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia (2016).Chemical constituents of floral volatiles of Plumeria rubra L. from India. Med Aromat Plants S3: 005. doi:10.4172/2167-0412.S3-005.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma and A. Chauhan (2016). Influence of harvest cut heights on aroma profile of Ocimum basilicum L., O. kilimandscharicum Guerke and O. tenuiflorum L. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19(6), 1442-1453.

R.S. Verma, A. Kumar, P. Mishra, B. Kuppusamy, R.C. Padalia, V. Sundaresan (2016). Essential oil composition of four Ocimum spp. from the Peninsular India. Journal of Essential Oil Reserach 28(1), 35-41.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, P. Goswami, S.K. Verma, A. Chauhan and M.P. Darokar (2016). Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of Bidens pilosa. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 52 (2), 340-341.

R.K. Upadhyay, V.R. Singh and S.K. Tewari (2016), New agro-technology to increase productivity of chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.). Industrial Crops & Products, 89: 10-13.

R.K. Upadhyay, R.S. Verma, V.R. Singh, J.R. Bahl, S.K. Sharma, and S.K. Tiwari, S.K. (2016). New Agrotechnology for quality planting material production of rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L. Herit.). Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, 3, 128-130.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, Amit Chauhan (2016). Chemical composition of essential oil and rose-water extract of Himalayan Musk Rose (Rosa brunonii Lindl.) from Kumaon region of western Himalaya. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 28(4), 332-338.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, P. Goswami, S.K. Verma, Amit Chauhan, M.P. Darokar (2016). Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Kauri Pine [Agathis robusta (C. Moore ex F. Muell.) F.M. Bailey] from India. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, 36(4), 270-277.

R.S. Verma, A. Kumar, P. Mishra, B. Kuppusamy, R.C. Padalia, V. Sundaresan (2016). Essential oil constituents of Alseodaphne semecarpifolia from central western ghats, India. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 52 (3), 516-517.

R.K. Upadhyay, and V.R. Singh (2016). Effect of primary and secondary nutrient in conjunction with Zinc on yield contributing character and oil yield of Menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.). International Journal of tropical Agriculture, 34(4), 1079-1081

A. Chauhan, R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, R.K. Upadhyay, J.R. Bahl (2016). Post harvest storage effect on essential oil content and composition of Cymbopogon distans (Nees ex Steud.) Wats. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 28(6), 540-544.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, P. Goswami, V.R. Singh (2016). Can industrial utilization of invasive aromatic weeds be a sustainable approach for their management? Current Science, 110(10), 1888-1889.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, D. Sakia, A. Chauhan, V. Krishna, V. Sundaresan (2016). Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils isolated from the herbage and aqueous distillates of two Thymus species. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19(4), 936-943.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, P. Goswami, R.K. Upadhyay, V.R. Singh, A. Chauhan, A.K. Tiwari (2016). Assessing productivity and essential oil quality of Himalayan thyme (Thymus linearis Benth.) in the subtropical region of north India. Industrial Crop and Products, 94, 557-561.

R.S. Verma, Neeta Joshi, R.C. Padalia, V.R. Singh, Prakash Goswami and Amit Chauhan (2016). Characterization of the leaf essential oil composition of Annona squamosa L. from foothills of north India. Medicinal and Aromat Plants, 5, 1-5 (doi: 10.4172/2167-0412.1000270)

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, R.K. Verma, L. Rahman, A. Singh (2016). Changes in the essential oil composition of Origanum majorana L. during post harvest drying. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19(6), 1547-1552

2015:

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, Amit Chauhan, Prakash Goswami, S.K. Verma, M.P. Darokar (2015). Essential oil of Melaleuca linariifolia Sm. from India: A potential source of 1,8-cineole. Industrial Crop and Products, 63, 264-268.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, A. Chauhan, P. Goswami (2015). Quality evaluation of elite mint cultivars in two cropping seasons in subtropical conditions of Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 27(1), 45-51.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma and A. Chauhan (2015). The essential oil composition of Melaleuca leucadendra L. grown in India: A novel source of (E)-nerolidol. Industrial Crop and Products, 69, 224-227.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma and A. Chauhan (2015). Variation in the Essential Oils Constituents of Two Chemovariant of Lantana camara L. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 18(4), 775-784.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia and Amit Chauhan (2015). Chemical composition of root essential oil of Acorus calamus. National Academy of Science Letters, 38(2), 121-125.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan (2015). Essential oil composition of Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth from India. Journal of Essential Oil Research 27(2), 89-95.

R.K. Upadhyay, J.R. Bahl, D.D. Patra and S.K. Tewari (2015). A new Agro-technology for increasing oil yield and yield contributing characters of menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.). Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 18(4), 785-790.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, A. Yadav, C.S. Chanotiya (2015). Essential oil composition of Himalayan Peony (Paeonia emodi Royle). Journal of Essential Oil Research, 27(6), 477-480.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, C.S. Chanotiya (2015). Harvesting season and plant part dependent variations in the essential oil composition of Salvia officinalis L. grown in northern India. Journal of Herbal Medicine, 5, 165-172.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan (2015). Evaluation of essential oil quality of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) grown in two locations of northern India. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 27(5), 412-416.

2014:

R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, R.S. Verma, Mamta Bisht, S. Thul and V. Sundaresan (2014). Variability in Rhizomes Volatile Constituents of Acorus calamus L. from Western Himalaya. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 17(1), 32-41.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma A. Chauhan and C.S. Chanotiya (2014). Seasonal variation in essential oil composition of Artemisia nilgirica var. septentrionalis from foot hills of Western Himalaya. Records of Natural Products, 8(3), 281-285.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma & Amit Chauhan (2014): Analyses of organ specific variations in essential oils of four Ocimum species, Journal of Essential Oil Research, 26(6), 409-419.

R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, A. Chauhan, Prakash Goswami, C.S. Chanotiya (2014). Chemical analysis of volatile oils from West Himalayan Pindrow fir Abies pindrow (Royle ex D. Don) Royle. Natural Product Communication, 9(8), 1181-1184.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan (2014). Chemical composition variability of essential oil in the ontogenesis of Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcang. Industrial Crop and Products, 52, 809–814.

R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, V. Sundaresan (2014). Essential oil composition of Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski from India. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 26(1), 29-33.