Relationship between the composition of flavonoids and flower colors variation in tropical water lily (Nymphaea) cultivars.

Water lily, the member of the Nymphaeaceae family, is the symbol of Buddhism and Brahmanism in India. Despite its limited researches on flower color variations and formation mechanism, water lily has background of blue flowers and displays an exceptionally wide diversity of flower colors from purple...

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Main Authors: Manlan Zhu, Xuchen Zheng, Qingyan Shu, Hui Li, Peixing Zhong, Huijin Zhang, Yanjun Xu, Lijin Wang, Liangsheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3317528?pdf=render