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Jasmine (Jasminum spp.) belonging to the family Oleaceae is esteemed for its attractive and fragrant flowers. The genus Jasminum comprises of around 89 species. J. grandiflorum, J. sambac, J. auriculatum, and J. multiflorum are commercially cultivated in India. Other species, namely, J. nitidum, J. calophyllum, and J. flexile, also possess potential for use as loose flowers. Intellectual property rights in jasmine have been addressed through formulation of guidelines for DUS (Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability) testing. Genetic diversity of jasmine has been assessed with morphological and molecular markers. Various constraints in genetic improvement of jasmine crop through hybridization have been reported which include nocturnal flowering habit, insect interference due to fragrance, difficulty in emasculation and pollination due to long and delicate style, non-fruitfulness, development of a single seed per fruit, and slow growth of seedling. Breeding methods for jasmine crop improvement are clonal selection, open pollinated seedling selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and ploidy breeding. Jasmine crop improvement work in India carried out by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, and the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bangalore, has resulted in development of nine improved varieties of various Jasminum species. Jasminum species are highly valuable genetic material which can be involved in jasmine breeding programs. Biotechnological tools such as embryo rescue can pave way for breaking the hybridization barriers in jasmine posed by factors such as endosperm antagonism and hybrid inviability.

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Ganga, M., Jawaharlal, M., Thamaraiselvi, S.P. (2022). Jasmine. In: Datta, S.K., Gupta, Y.C. (eds) Floriculture and Ornamental Plants. Handbooks of Crop Diversity: Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3518-5_16

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