ABSTRACT

The genus Mentha includes 18 species. Five species in section Mentha have produced 11 named hybrids (Tucker and Naczi 2007):

• Species • M. aquatica L. • M. arvensis L.

CONTENTS

21.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 703 21.2 Mendelian Genetics and Correlation of Genes with Biochemical Pathways in Mentha ....704