| Project/Area Number |
24580047
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Horticulture/Landscape architecture
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
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| Keywords | CCD4 / カロテノイド / ツツジ / 黄色花 / PSY / PDS / クロモプラスト / クロロプラスト / CCD |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Carotenoid contentand the expression patterns of carotenoid biosynthesis genes during petal development were compared among a yellow-flowered deciduous azalea (Rhododendron japonicum f. flavum), a white-flowered evergreen azalea (‘Miyamasatsuki’), and their progeny, to determine the factors that cause reduction in carotenoid content as the petals develop of their progeny. The expression levels of PSY and PDS became significantly higher in R. japonicum f. flavum than in ‘Miyamasatsuki’ as the flowers developed. Their expressions in the progeny were mid-way between both parents. The expression level of CCD4 was significantly higher in ‘Miyamasatsuki’ and the progeny than in R. japonicum f. flavum for all development stages. This result suggested that the high expression level of CCD4, which was inherited from ‘Miyamasatsuki’, was the main factor controlling the reduction in carotenoid content in the progeny.
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