Anthocyanins of Gladiolus cultivars and their contribution to flower colors

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-87

  Takemura, Tomoko ^a,d   Takatsu, Yasumasa ^b   Kasumi, Masakazu ^b   Marubashi, Wataru ^c   Iwashina, Tsukasa ^a,d  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Flower colors; Gladiolus; High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Iridaceae

Indexed keywords

GLADIOLUS; IRIDACEAE;

EID: 38749113432     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs1.77.80     Document Type: Article

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