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Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering III pp 278–293Cite as

Transformation in Mentha Species (Mint)

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Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 22))

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The genus Mentha (Labiateae) occurs in all five continents; however, there is only one species native to North America and its occurrence in the tropics is infrequent. Mentha occurs in Australia, but there are a number of species whose relationship with the rest of the genus is uncertain (Harley and Brighton 1977). Mentha species are important because of their production of essential oils which find wide use as food flavors and as fragrances and include spearmint, M. spicata, and peppermint M. piperita.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK

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  3. Genetics and Microbiology Department, AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, Norwich, UK

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Spencer, A., Hamill, J.D., Rhodes, M.J.C. (1993). Transformation in Mentha Species (Mint). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering III. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 22. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78006-6_25

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