Genome Analysis of Mentha tomentosa D'URV. (Genome analysis in the genus Mentha, Part 3)

Abstract

The authors have concluded that the genome constitution of Mentha tomentosa D'URV. is RRSS from the result of studies by cross-fertilizing this species with M. rotuudifolia, M. spicata, M. spicata var. crispa, and M. arvensis var. agrestis, the genome constitutions of which are already known. Further, the authors inferred that M. taweletosa must have originated as a natural hybrid between M. rot.ulrdifolia and M. spicata by comparing their morphological characteristics and genome constitutions with those of M. tolnentosa and at the same time by considering the geographical distributions of these species.