Activation of anthocyanin synthesis in Cymbidium orchids: Variability between known regulators

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-360

  Albert, Nick W ^a,b   Arathoon, Steve ^a   Collette, Vern E ^a,c   Schwinn, Kathy E ^a   Jameson, Paula E ^b,d   Lewis, David H ^a   Zhang, Huaibi ^a   Davies, Kevin M ^a  

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

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; bHLH; Biolistic transformation; MYB; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN BIOSYNTHESIS; ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT; ANTHOCYANIN SYNTHESIS; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; LEAF COLOR; MONOCOTS; MYB TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESTORATION; TRANSCRIPTION;

TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CYMBIDIUM; CYMBIDIUM HYBRID; DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA; ORCHIDACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 76149095611     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-009-9649-0     Document Type: Article

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