2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Elucidation of mechanism of color pattern formation in petals involving carotenoids.
| Project/Area Number |
22780033
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Horticulture/Landscape architecture
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| Research Institution | National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
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Principal Investigator |
KISHIMOTO Sanae 独立行政法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 花き研究所花き研究領域, 主任研究員 (70355717)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | カロテノイド / 花弁 / 花き類 |
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| Research Abstract |
Petal color patterns with carotenoids in petals of torenia, crown daisy, and calendula is caused by overall regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis and cleavage genes. Not only carotenoid biosynthesis and storage related genes but also various plastid localized genes showed increased expression in high-carotenoid content region of torenia petals.
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