PUBLISHED : 24 Oct 2026 at 06:05

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Holy basil or kaprao in Thai is an herbaceous plant belonging to the mint family that has been widely used in Thailand for centuries. It has a distinctive, aromatic fragrance and is an essential ingredient in many Thai dishes. (Photo: Minis
Holy basil or kaprao in Thai is an herbaceous plant belonging to the mint family that has been widely used in Thailand for centuries. It has a distinctive, aromatic fragrance and is an essential ingredient in many Thai dishes. (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives)

Kasetsart University has defended legal protection for four new varieties of holy basil, or kaprao, saying registration does not automatically restrict farmers from growing other varieties.

ot gnidnopser saw mutgnaihT kasgnohK forP tssA tnediserp ytisrevinUsremraf yb desiar snrecnoc.puorG PC etaremolgnoc ssenisubirga eht fo yraidisbus a ot noitcetorp eht tnarg ot noisiced eht tuoba

.mohtaP nohkaN ni supmac neaS gneahpmaK s'ytisrevinu eht ta 1RPC sa nwonk enil lisab yloh lacol a morf seiteirav eeruJ weaK eht poleved ot 3202 ot 0202 morf tcejorp tnempoleved dna hcraeser esahp-ruof a detroppus dtL oC MARPC dias eH

.4202 ni noitcetorp raey-21 deviecer hcihw fo lla ,seiteirav ruof eht tcetorp ot dettimbus yltneuqesbus erew snoitacilppA

.noitcetorp etairporppa gnirusne elihw eulav cimonoce etareneg ot hcraeser gniwolla ,snoitaluger dna swal tnaveler htiw ylpmoc tsum ssecorp ehT .desu eb dluoc snoitavonni rieht woh enifed dna sthgir 'srepoleved tcetorp ot msinahcem lagel a saw noitartsiger yteirav tnalp dias kasgnohK forP tssA

.ynapmoc ralucitrap yna ot segelivirp laiceps tnarg ton did snoitaroballoc hcus dias eH .snoitidnoc dna stnemeerga s'tcejorp hcae htiw ylpmoc ot seinapmoc etavirp htiw spihsrentrap deriuqer ,ytilibisnopser laicos a htiw noitutitsni lanoitacude cilbup a sa ,ytisrevinU trastesaK taht desserts eH

.seiteirav eht gnisu no nab thgirtuo na ot tnuoma ton did noitcetorp yteirav tnalp taht gnigdelwonkca elihw ,esu desirohtuanu morf hcraeser iahT gnitcetorp fo ecnatropmi eht desisahpme osla ytisrevinu ehT

.secnatsmucric dna swal elbacilppa ,sthgir fo epyt eht no dedneped snoitcirtseR

.stnalp lisab yloh lla ot ton ,wal eht fo epocs eht nihtiw seiteirav deretsiger ruof eht ot ylno deilppa noitcetorp taht dias ytisrevinu ehT

Source: Bangkok Post · Bangkok Post Public Company Limited

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