Genetic engineering for yellow flower colours

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 560, Issue , 2001, Pages 39-44

  Davies, K M ^a   Spiller, G B ^a   Bradley, J M ^a   Winefield, C S ^a   Schwinn, K E ^a   Martin, C R ^b   Bloor, S J ^c  

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

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antirrhinum majus; Flavonoid; Flower colour; Polyphenol oxidase

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM; ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA;

EID: 33750956037     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.560.2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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