Anthocyanin and carotenoid pigments in spathe tissue from selected zantedeschia hybrids

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 624, Issue , 2003, Pages 147-154

  Lewis, D H ^a   Arathoon, H S ^a   Huang, S C ^b   Swinny, E E ^c   Funnell, K A ^d  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b Taichung District Agricultural Improvement Station   (Taiwan)

^c CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cyanidin; Flavone C glycosides; Flower colour; Hue angle; Lutein; carotene

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444233781     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.624.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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