RECORD - a new breeding variety of Mentha crispa L.
1996
Barbu, C. (Statiunea de Cercetari pentru Plante Medicinale si Aromatice, Fundulea (Romania))
The breeding carried out in 1992 led to the creation of a new Mentha crispa variety, known as "RECORD". Compared with the Mencris variety, used as control, this one is more productive and contains a higher amount of volatile oil, yielding 99.1-186.6 g fresh herba, 1312-2536 kg leaves and dry floscules per hectare and 3.8-4.02 ml per cent of volatile oil. Volatile oil production varies from 52.5 to 98.2 l/ha at a content of 60.9 per cent in carvone. The "RECORD" variety is noticed for its resistance to powdery mildew and frost
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