Recent advances on the development and regulation of flower color in ornamental plants

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue APR, 2015, Pages

  Zhao, Daqiu ^a   Tao, Jun ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanidins; Flavonoids; Genetic engineering; Ornamental plants; Physical and chemical factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930506647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00261     Document Type: Review

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