Cloning and characterization of two anthocyanin biosynthetic genes from Dendrobium orchid

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 611-618

  Mudalige Jayawickrama, Rasika G ^a   Champagne, Michele M ^a   Hieber, A David ^a   Kuehnle, Adelheid R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalcone synthase; Dihydroflavonol 4 reductase; Flavonoid genes

Indexed keywords

DENDROBIUM; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 21544474409     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.130.4.611     Document Type: Article

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