Premise Cultivation and naturalization of plants beyond their natural range can bring
previously geographically isolated taxa together, increasing the opportunity for hybridization …

Mentha longifolia, a wild relative of the polyploid, cultivated Mentha (mint) species, was
evaluated as a potential model system for genetic research relevant to the cultivated mints …

The Mentha germplasm collection housed at the USDA National Clonal Germplasm
Repository is a valuable source of diversity for genetic studies and mint breeding. We …

Abstract Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds., a wild, diploid mint species, has been developed as a
model for mint genetic and genomic research to aid breeding efforts that target Verticillium …

The genus Mentha encompasses mint species cultivated for their essential oils, which are
formulated into a vast array of consumer products. Desirable oil characteristics and …

The genus Mentha is taxonomically and phylogenetically challenging due to complex
genomes, polyploidization and an extensive historical nomenclature, potentially hiding …

Peppermint, Mentha xpiperita L., is a hexaploid (2n= 6x= 72) and the predominant cultivar of
commercial mint oil production in the US. This cultivar is threatened because of high …

Mentha is a strongly scented herb of the Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae) and includes about
30 species and hybrid species that are distributed or introduced throughout the globe. These …

Mentha is a commonly used spice worldwide, which possesses medicinal properties and
fragrance. These characteristics are conferred, at least partially, by essential oils such as …

The sustainability of many crops is hindered by the lack of genomic resources and a poor
understanding of natural genetic diversity. Particularly, application of modern breeding …