SPECIES OF MINT GROWING IN THE CAUCASUS AND HAVING FOOD AND PHARMACEUTICAL IMPORTANCE

Abstract

Research has been carried out on micropropagation of an important pharmaceutical and food plant, water mint (M. aquatica), which grows in the Sochi Black Sea region. Reproduction was carried out with nodal explants. When grown on a Murashige-Skoog nutrient medium with 0.1-0.2 mg / l NAA and 0.5-1.0 mg / l kinetin, a multiplication factor of 1:15 - 1:20 per month was achieved. When lighting with fluorescent lamps, 0.45 ± 0.01 mg of biomass was obtained per one PB-16 tube, and with LED lighting - 0.98 ± 0.05 mg.