# US 2014/0208450 A1 · Spearmint Plant Denominated KI-MsEM0042

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- Number: US 2014/0208450 A1
- Document ID: US20140208450A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/203,097
- Filed: 2014-03-10
- Published: 2014-07-24
- Earliest claimed: 2012-02-07
- Assignees: Kemin Industries, Inc.
- Applicants: Kemin Industries, Inc.
- Inventors: Brindha Narasimhamoorthy; John A. Greaves; Sarah Wildgen; Rachel Barkley; Susan Ruden
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140208450A1

## CPC

- A01H 6/504: {Mentha sp., e.g. mint}
- A01H 5/12: Leaves
- A01H: NEW PLANTS OR {NON-TRANSGENIC} PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES

## Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Mentha spicata L. named KI-MsEM0042 and characterized by elevated levels of rosmarinic acid and vigorous growth.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Plant tissue of a spearmint Mentha spicata L. plant wherein the tissue comprises greater than 80 mg/g rosmarinic acid on a dry weight basis and has characteristics within the range of Table 2.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The tissue of claim 1, wherein the tissue is selected from the group consisting of leaf, pollen, rhizome, root, seed, or stem tissue.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A spearmint plant comprising tissue of claim 1.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A tissue culture comprising cells of the plant of claim 3.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

Rosmarinic acid extracted from tissue of claim 1.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A spearmint plant grown from rhizome tissue of claim 1.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

A method for producing a second spearmint plant comprising applying plant breeding techniques to a first spearmint plant, or parts thereof, wherein said first spearmint plant is the spearmint plant of claim 3, and wherein application of said techniques results in the production of said second maize plant.