Researchers have discovered that residual distillation water of some aromatic plant species has a beneficial effect on yield and can increase essential oil content in mint crops. A study of the ...

On a hot, sunny day at a trial farm of the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, I bend over to smell the dark green leaves of mentha arvensis, a mint species grown on ...

KENNEWICK — Washington produces enough mint oil each year to supply every American resident with 135 sticks of gum. Columbia Basin farmers fill 55-gallon drums with the oil they steam out of the green ...

In Barabanki, a village is pioneering sustainable farming by using solar power for essential oil extraction from aromatic crops like mint, supported by CSIR-CIMAP's 'MintUP' project. This eco-friendly ...

"It all started when we realised that the farmers were shifting away from mint cultivation due to continuous increase in cost of inputs- high cost of cultivation, reduced productivity, climate change ...

Idaho is the largest producer of peppermint in the world, leading global mint oil output. Discover how Idaho dominates peppermint farming, the top producing U.S. states, and how mint is used worldwide ...

SOUTH VERONA, MS—When essential oils are extracted from plants through the process of steam distillation, wastewater is produced and subsequently released into rivers and streams. Finding new uses for ...