How genes paint lily flowers: Regulation of colouration and pigmentation patterning

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 163, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-36

  Yamagishi, Masumi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Asiatic and Oriental hybrid lilies; Carotenoids; Lilium spp.; R2R3 MYB; Tepal spots

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLOR MORPH; CULTIVAR; FLOWER; HYBRID; PIGMENT;

LILIUM; LILIUM BULBIFERUM;

EID: 84888825155     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.07.024     Document Type: Review

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