Natural Etiolation in Spearmint ( Mentha spicata L. var. crispa ) Shoots Emerging From Rhizomes—Plastids, Glandular Hairs, and Phytochemical Profile
Bernadett Szögi‐Tatár, Adrienn Dobi, Andrea Böszörményi, Enkhjin Enkhbileg, Nóra Gampe, Imre Boldizsár, Anna Skribanek, Katalin Solymosi · 2026
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Bernadett Szögi-Tatár and co-authors document natural etiolation in spearmint: shoots growing pale and undeveloped because they rise through dark soil from underground rhizomes. The team found the inner structures of true darkness growth, including etioplasts with prolamellar bodies, in the leaves and stems of these soil-grown shoots.
Shoots forced in darkness in water matched the soil shoots in symptoms, plastid structure, and chlorophyll building, so lab-grown dark shoots make a fair model of the natural process. Dark shoots had slightly smaller leaves and smaller oil glands, though gland counts were unchanged and always higher on the leaf underside. Their scent and phenolic profiles also shifted, with fewer compounds in the dark-grown tissue.
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| CREATOR | Bernadett Szögi‐Tatár, Adrienn Dobi, Andrea Böszörményi, Enkhjin Enkhbileg, Nóra Gampe, Imre Boldizsár, Anna Skribanek, Katalin Solymosi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 74 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |