Isolation and characterization of the dihydroflavonol 4-reductase gene in the monocotyledonous ornamental Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis (Leighton) Leighton

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 166, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-30

  Mori, Shiro ^a   Otani, Masahiro ^b   Kobayashi, Hitoshi ^c   Nakano, Masaru ^b  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Mountainous Region Agricultural Technology Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanidin; DFR; Flower color; Petunia hybrida; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COLOR; ENZYME; FLOWER; GENE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIRUS;

EID: 84891330285     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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