Coordinated Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Genes Confers Varied Phenotypic and Spatial-Temporal Anthocyanin Accumulation in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)

Anthocyanins are natural pigments that have important functions in plant growth and development. Radish taproots are rich in anthocyanins which confer different taproot colors and are potentially beneficial to human health. The crop differentially accumulates anthocyanin during various stages of gro...

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Main Authors: Everlyne M'mbone Muleke, Lianxue Fan, Yan Wang, Liang Xu, Xianwen Zhu, Wei Zhang, Yang Cao, Benard K. Karanja, Liwang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01243/full