Tissue culture process for producing a large number of viable mint plants in vitro from internodal segments
US5898001A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01H4/008
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a tissue culture process for producing a large number of viable mint plants in vitro. The process of the present invention employs specified pieces of an internodal segment of the stem of the mint plant as the starting material and identifies medium and culture conditions for producing a large number of plants. Such plants can be used for micropropagation, selection of mutants, production of plants with altered levels of endogenous secondary metabolites and for genetic engineering.
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