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Mint (Mentha spp) germplasm conservation in Brazil
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Silva, D. B. Da Vieira, Roberto Fontes Alves, R. B. N. Mendes, Roni Antônio Cardoso, Luciane Daniele Queiroz, Lise Santos, I. R. I. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Mint (Mentha spp) germplasm conservation in Brazil . The main goal of this project was to establish a mint germplasm collection and to evaluate it in different Brazilian environmental conditions. In 2002 and 2003, mint germplasm accessions were introduced from Purdue University, USA, Campinas Agronomic Institute (IAC), Sao Paulo, SP, CPQBA of Campinas University, Campinas, SP, Ceara Federal University (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brasilia University (UnB), Brasilia, DF, Parana Agronomic Institute (IAPAR), Londrina, PR, West Parana State University (Unioeste), Cascavel, PR to Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology. All accessions were obtained and propagated by cuttings, except accessions from Kew Garden (CM60 and 61), and Feltrini (CM58), which were propagated by seeds. The total germplasm collection included 14 species and 67 accessions, which are maintained at field and greenhouse conditions. Nineteen accessions have not been identified yet. Twenty-seven accessions from USA have been maintained at in vitro conditions. The following species were included in this collection: Mentha aquatica L. (5); Mentha arvensis L. (6); Mentha campestris Schur. (1); Mentha canadensis L.(2); Mentha cf. ×gracilis Sole (1); Mentha cf. spicata L. (6); Mentha longifolia L. (2); Mentha ×piperita L. (12); Mentha ×piperita subsp. citrata Ehrh. (2); Mentha ×villosa Hudson (4); Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Hudson. (2); Mentha sp. (19); Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. (3); Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. × M. aquatica L. (1); and Mentha sylvestris L. (1). |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ibb.unesp.br/Home/Departamentos/Botanica/RBPM-RevistaBrasileiradePlantasMedicinais/8esp_27_31.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |