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Open AccessTranscriptome sequencing and metabolite analysis for revealing the blue flower formation in waterlily
Waterlily (Nymphaea spp.), a perennial herbaceous aquatic plant, is divided into two ecological groups: hardy waterlily and tropical waterlily. Although the hardy waterlily has no attractive blue flower cultivar,...
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Open AccessFlavone synthases from Lonicera japonica and L. macranthoides reveal differential flavone accumulation
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Open AccessFatty acid composition of develo** tree peony (Paeonia section Moutan DC.) seeds and transcriptome analysis during seed development
Tree peony (Paeonia section Moutan DC.) is known for its excellent ornamental and medicinal values. In 2011, seeds from P. ostii have been identified as novel resource of α-linolenic acid (ALA) for seed oil produ...
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Molecular Characterization of Tree Peony Germplasm Using Sequence-Related Amplified Polymorphism Markers
This study examined 63 tree peony specimens, consisting of 3 wild species and 63 cultivars, using sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers for the purpose of detecting genomic polymorphisms. Bulk...
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Phenetics in Tree Peony Species from China by Flower Pigment Cluster Analysis
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Analysis of Petal Anthocyanins to Investigate Flower Coloration of Zhongyuan (Chinese) and Daikon Island (Japanese) Tree Peony Cultivars
; Pn, Cy and Pn, Cy > Pg groups. Each group consequently specified significant features among CIELAB color notation and petal pigmentation, being adequate to characterize tree peony flowers as similar between Zho...
