Characterization of anthocyanins in flowers of Japanese garden iris, Iris ensata Thunb.

Cytologia

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-210

  Imayama, T ^a   Yabuya, T ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Cyanidin 3RG5G; Flower color breeding; HPLC analysis; Iris ensata

Indexed keywords

IRIS ENSATA;

EID: 0041426527     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.68.205     Document Type: Article

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