| Private Seed Company |
Number of CoR issued |
Crops |
| Monsanto India limited |
9 |
Maize (9) |
| Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Limited |
7 |
Sorghum (3), Pearl millet (2), Bread Wheat (2) |
| JK Agri Genetics Limited |
3 |
Maize (2), Sorghum (1) |
| Nusun Genetics Research Limited |
3 |
Cotton (3) |
| Ankur Seeds Private Limited |
3 |
Cotton (3) |
| Rasi Seeds Private Limited |
2 |
Cotton (2) |
| Devgen N.V. |
2 |
Sorghum (1), Pearl millet (1) |
| Syngenta India Limited |
1 |
Pearl millet (1) |
| Indo-American Hybrid Seeds (I) Private Limited |
1 |
Rice (1) |
| Kaveri Seed Company Limited |
1 |
Cotton (1) |
| Pioneer Overseas Corporation |
1 |
Pearl millet (1) |
| Vibha Agrotech Limited |
1 |
Cotton (1) |
| Total |
34 |
Maize (11), Cotton (10), Sorghum (5), Pearl millet (5), Bread wheat (2), Rice (1) |
Source: Compiled by the authors from PVPFRA annual reports for the year 2008-
09, 2009-10, 2010-11, minutes of the meeting, issues of Plant Variety Journal of
India and website |
