The onion (Allium cepa L.) R2R3-MYB gene MYB1 regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue DECEMBER2016, 2016, Pages

  Schwinn, Kathy E ^a   Ngo, Hanh ^a   Kenel, Fernand ^a   Brummell, David A ^a   Albert, Nick W ^a   McCallum, John A ^a   Pither Joyce, Meeghan ^a   Crowhurst, Ross N ^a   Eady, Colin ^a,b   Davies, Kevin M ^a  

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

^b New Zealand Agriseeds Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Asparagales; Garlic; Onion; R2R3 MYB; Regulation; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007382653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01865     Document Type: Article

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