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104 Deep Chandmethyl chavicol types (0.960 to 91.24%), accessions (EC 338795,338779, 338784,338776) are linalool types (0.266- 69.19%) whereasgenotype (EC 312264) is methyl cinnamate type (16.56%) andaccessions (Be 282721) is eugenol type.In spices and condiments, some of the accessions established andperformed better under GAU, Main Spices Research Stati~m,Jegudan viz., cumin (EC 279053-54, 279081, 232684 and 243373)coriander (Be 279047-48, 232665-66, -69). Another accession highyielding and very early type (EC 357849), mid maturity types (EC363989, 363477-78), late maturity type accessions (EC 361712,363962 & 68), bold seeded (EC 363965-66 & 363980) and smallseeded genotype (BC 363981) were also observed.In fenugreek accessions like Be 257566, -206024, -243376, -241499),in fennel (Ee 257565 and Ee 257575), dill seed (Be 196641-42,232673-79), narrow and broad leaf variety of Piper nigru11l (Ee241341) introduced from Indonesia and now at NRC for spices forfurther evaluation were found promising.Priority Needs for IntroductionAlthough, NBPGR has introduced sufficient number of exoticgermplasm in medicinal, aromatic plants and spices and condimentswhich are representing quite large amount of crop variability withrespect to various desirable traits but now our emphasis is on forintroduction of germplasm resources with the following attributes.In opium poppy, annual temperate type collection from Finland,Hungary, Tasmania and Austria with high morphine content(more than 1%) for morphine prQduction and germplasm whichhas high range of variability in yield of latex, Senna germplasm .from Egypt, Sudan and Red Sea area having rich sinoside content(upto 4.5%A'f late flowering or more leafy biomass type are requiredto be introM:uced.'In Psyllium, high swelling mucilagenous seed germplasm, nonshattering which response to inputs with more g~netic variabilityin respect of spike length, tillering and resistance to downy mildewgenotypes. To widen the research work in Psyllium more materialshould be procured from Iran and Iraq. Further, Plantagomacrocarpa found over slightly alkaline wet lands in West Coastarea of North America provide useful genes for indehiseritcapsules which are required to be introduced. Germplasm of