A Fresh Approach to Peppermint (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

A Fresh Approach to Peppermint

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Professor Luca Comai, Project Scientist Isabelle Henry and postdoctoral researcher Nestor Kippes with a mint plant outside UC Davis greenhouses. Most commercial peppermint comes from a single variety reproduced as a clone. Comai's laboratory at UC Davis has discovered ways to introduced genetic variation into these plants, creating new varieties with enhanced levels of menthol flavors and improved resistance to disease.

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Joaquin Benitez

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