Kelly J. Vining, Bernd Markus Lange, Nahla V. Bassil, and Carolyn Scagel. NPGS germplasm powers 20 years of mint research and innovation! Horse mint (Mentha longifolia) is a wild species with a relatively small genome that is simpler to study than that of most cultivated mints. A segregating family called ‘SAF2’ was derived from horse mint accessions maintained by the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS). This family was used to identify the genes for a novel essential oil profile exhibited by a subset of the plants, and has resulted in 20 years of continued research and expanded knowledge of mint genetics.
‘SAF2’ Mint Family – Genetic Research
