Classification of Southeast Asian mints (Mentha spp.) based on simple sequence repeat markers

Journal article

Authors/Editors

PANIDA BOONYARITHONGCHAI

Strategic Research Themes

Postharvest (Sustainable agriculture)

Publication Details

Author list: Fukui Y., Saito M., Nakamura N., Mizuno T., Sato S., Tsukuda M., Nakaoka S., Tsuboi K., Sasaki A., Kuramochi K., Boonyaritthongchai P., Kaewmanee N., Thirapanmethee K., Chomnawang M.T., Bongcheewin B., Nguyen T.L., Nguyen H.L.T., Le H.T., Okamoto S., Nakamura T., Nakamura Y., Kubo N.

Publication year: 2022

Volume number: 72

Issue number: 2

Start page: 181

End page: 187

Number of pages: 7

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129654854&doi=10.1270%2fjsbbs.21058&partnerID=40&md5=32e22054ae79fd7ebdc9ffb8787909dc

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

Mentha is a complex genus encompassing many species as a consequence of their interspecific hybridization and polyploidy. Southeast Asian mints have been poorly distinguished though they are widely used for culi-nary and medical purposes. In this study, we have analyzed Southeast Asian mints and known varieties as well as a related Lamiaceae species (Nepeta sp.) using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and leaf mor-phology. Two types of mints were clearly distinguished based on their venation pattern and leaf shape index. We developed 12 SSR markers that allowed good amplification in the Mentha and another Lamiaceae species. In the SSR-based phylogram, the Mentha lines could be delimited into groups I–VI. The Southeast Asian mints divided into groups I and II, and the phylogram separated most of the available species, with groups I and II containing the known species M. × cordifolia and M. arvensis, respectively. The separation of the two groups was supported by a population structure analysis. The SSR markers developed in this study enabled the simultaneous classification of mints and will help improve our understanding of the genetic com-position of known mint varieties and as yet unclassified Southeast Asian mints. © 2022, Japanese Society of Breeding. All rights reserved.

Keywords

mint (Mentha spp.), simple sequence repeat (SSR)