Production of yellow colour in flowers: Redirection of flavonoid biosynthesis in Petunia

Plant Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 259-266

  Davies, Kevin M ^a   Bloor, Stephen J ^b   Spiller, Gayle B ^a   Deroles, Simon C ^a  

^a Levin Research Centre   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

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Indexed keywords

PETUNIA;

EID: 0031929267     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00029.x     Document Type: Article

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