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Peppermint and spearmint production

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A prescription for the production of peppermint based on the known data would be as follows. Mint requires a normally fertile soil with high water holding capacity or irrigation available if rainfall is not sufficient. It requires an area having a day length of 15 to 16 hours, as much sunlight as possible, clean planting stock, and disease control measures which have not yet been fully developed.

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  1. Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana

    N. K. Ellis

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Ellis, N.K. Peppermint and spearmint production. Econ Bot 14, 280–285 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02908037

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