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About 450 accessions representing 34 taxa and hybrid species of Mentha from around the world are preserved in the USDA ARS National Clonal Germplasm repository (NCGR) genebank in Corvallis, Oregon. This collection includes advanced breeder selections and F1 hybrids. The initial collection was donated in 1984, the majority originating from the M.J. Murray collection of the A.M. Todd Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Other representatives of diverse mint taxa were received from collaborators in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Vietnam. Members of this collection have been evaluated for oil components, Verticillium resistance, cytology, and other key morphological characters. Voucher specimens have been prepared. An initial set of microsatellite markers have been developed to determine clonal identity and assess genetic diversity. In addition, the mountain mint, Pycnanthemum, a North American Lamiaceae relative, is conserved at this genebank. The primary donor for this collection was Dr. Henrietta Chambers. For this genus, 94 accessions representing 17 of the 19 described taxa from North America are preserved. Plants of Mentha and Pycnanthem are available for distribution for research as stem or rhizome cuttings or seed requested through the GRIN-Global database of the National Plant Germplasm System. Evaluation and characterization of these genera continue to focus on genetic determinants of essential oil content and disease resistance for potential use in breeding programs.
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Hummer, K., Bassil, N., Vining, K.J. (2020). Mentha L. and Pycnanthemum L. Germplasm at the US National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, Oregon. In: Máthé, Á. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of North America. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44930-8_8
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