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Molecular insights into the purple-flowered ancestor of garden petunias.
American journal of botany - 1 Jan 2014
Segatto Ana Lúcia A, Ramos-Fregonezi Aline M C, Bonatto Sandro L, Freitas Loreta B
Abstract excerpt
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: The garden petunia is derived from Petunia axillaris (white flowered) and a purple-flowered species in the P. integrifolia group; it is still unclear which purple-flowered species was used in the initial crosses. This widely cultivated hybrid is an ideal model for different areas of scientific inquiry. METHODS: We analyzed three taxa of the P. integrifolia group considered to be the most...
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