Abstract
The increase of essential oils (EOs) demand in industrial and therapeutic sectors worldwide requires urgent development of climate resilience mint plants. In view of this, scientists have carried out numerous investigations over the years to enhance the yield and quality of mint plants with several agronomical and transgenic approaches. The current review summarizes the impact of these agronomic inputs such as inorganic fertilizers, biofertilizers, plant growth regulators, and transgenic methods on the growth, physio-biochemistry, yield, and EO content of mint plants. Moreover, this article also discusses the role of plant growth regulators (PGRs) in mitigating the adverse effects of abiotic stressors and regulation of EO biosynthesis in mint plants. Peer-reviewed papers published in academic journals were obtained by searching the following electronic databases: Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct. The keywords used in the search were “mint plants,” “mineral elements,” “biofertilizers,” “plant growth regulators,” “regulation of genes involved in essential oil biosynthesis,” “abiotic stressors and mint plants,” “transgenic approaches and mint plants,” and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool.” Plants of the mint family are highly valued for their medicinal and fragrant properties and are also used to cure a wide variety of ailments since time immemorial. The reviewed literature suggested that growth and development, productivity, quality of EO, and active ingredients of the oil of mint plants were enhanced by applying approaches like inorganic nutrients, biofertilizers, PGRs, and transgenics. In particular, the application of PGRs might be an effective approach to improve the overall performance of mint plants both in ideal and adverse environmental conditions. It may be concluded that PGRs enhance the performance of mint plants in normal and adverse environmental conditions. Plant growth regulators effectively mitigate the ill effects of various abiotic stresses by modulating the antioxidant mechanism, increase the content of osmoprotectants and maintaining osmotic balance, membrane integrity, and protein structures in mint plants. Moreover, the transgenic approach is also an alternative approach that modulates the EO content, composition of EO, and yield characteristics of mint plants.
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Parrey, Z.A., Islam, S., Shah, S.H. et al. Agronomical Strategies to Improve Growth, Physio-Biochemistry, Yield and Quality Attributes of Mint Plants Under the Varied Environmental Conditions: a Review. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 23, 1489–1514 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01194-7
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