Diversity of Carotenoid Composition in Flower Petals

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
NII recode ID (NCID) AA0068709X
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Carotenoids are yellow, orange, and red pigments that are widely distributed in nature. In plants, carotenoids play important roles in photosynthesis and furnishing flowers and fruits with distinct colors. While most plant leaves show similar carotenoid profiles, containing carotenoids essential for photosynthesis, the carotenoid composition of flower petals varies from species to species. In this review, I present a list of carotenoid composition in the flower petals of various plants and discuss the possible causes of qualitative diversity.

Date of issued
Creator OHMIYA Akemi
Subject

flower color

Publisher Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
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NII resource type vocabulary Journal Article
Volume 45
Issue 2
spage 163
epage 171
DOI 10.6090/jarq.45.163
Rights Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Language eng

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