TISSUE AND CELL CULTURES OF INTERSPECIFIC MINT HYBRIDS: PECULIARITIES OF MONOTERPENE ACCUMULATION

V. Rodov, S. Reznickova, L. Bugaenko, O. Davydova
The objective of this work was to study the genotype effect on accumulation of monoterpenes in tissue and cell cultures of menthol-type interspecific hybrids of mint. In contrast to cultures originating from menthol-producing mint species, the callus strains of interspecific hybrids accumulated menthol and its acetate as major monoterpene compounds. The level of monoterpene accumulation was 1 to 2 orders lower than that in intact plants.
Rodov, V., Reznickova, S., Bugaenko, L. and Davydova, O. (1997). TISSUE AND CELL CULTURES OF INTERSPECIFIC MINT HYBRIDS: PECULIARITIES OF MONOTERPENE ACCUMULATION. Acta Hortic. 447, 607-608
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1997.447.119
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1997.447.119
Mentha spp., breeding, menthol, essential oils, biotransformation
447_119
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