Analysis and developmental profile of carotenoid pigments in petals of three yellow petunia cultivars

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 257-266

  Nielsen, Karen M ^a   Bloor, Stephen J ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Flavonoid; Flavonol; Petunia; Pigment; Xanthophyll

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031458448     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(97)00122-2     Document Type: Article

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