Mentha arvensis , Kalka
| About Plant | Mentha arvensis )Family: Lamiaceae) is native to the temperate regions of Europe and western and central Asia, east to the Himalaya and eastern Siberia, and North America. It is commonly known as corn mint, menthol or japanese mint |
| Plant Variety | Kalka |
| Major Constituents of Variety | Menthol 80% |
| Essential Oil | .
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| Compounds in essential Oil | Menthol, menthone, methyle acetate, isomenthol |
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| Compound Property | N/A |
| Contributor | (1). NK Patra, S Kumar, SPS Khanuja, AK Shasany, HP Singh,VR Singh, H Tanveer, A Kalra, HB Singh and N Mengi.; (2). Rao, BR Rajeswara. "Biomass and essential oil yields of cornmint (Mentha arvensis L. f. piperascens Malinvaud ex Holmes) planted in different months in semi-arid tropical climate." Industrial crops and products 10.2 (1999): 107-113. |
| Year of Release | 2001 |
| Reference | Genetic improvement of the cultivated species of Cymbopogon and Mentha for essential oil yield, and quality and adaptation. J. Med. Arom. Pl. Sci. (1999) 21(suppl.1): 28-29. |
