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Anatomical and biochemical studies of bicolored flower development in Muscari latifolium.
Protoplasma - 1 Dec 2013
Qi Yinyan, Lou Qian, Li Huibo, Yue Juan, Liu Yali, Wang Yuejin
Abstract excerpt
The inflorescence of the broad-leafed grape hyacinth, Muscari latifolium, shows an interesting, two-tone appearance with the upper flowers being pale blue and the lower ones purple. To elucidate the mechanism of the differential color development, anatomical research was carried out and a cytological study of the colored protoplasts in which the shapes of the cells accumulating anthocyanin were observed by...
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