The role of light in the regulation of anthocyanin accumulation in Gerbera hybrida

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-250

  Meng, Xiangchun ^a,c   Xing, Tim ^b   Wang, Xiaojing ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; CHS and DFR gene expression; Light; Photoreceptor; Ray floret (rf)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS;

CHALCONE SYNTHASE (CHS); GERBERA HYBRIDA; PIGMENTATION; RAY FLORET (RF);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALUMINUM; ENZYMES; FLOWERS; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; PLANTS; SUN LIGHT;

GERBERA; GERBERA HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 15044342682     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-004-4454-6     Document Type: Article

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