Why Black Flowers? An Extreme Environment and Molecular Perspective of Black Color Accumulation in the Ornamental and Food Crops

Why Black Flowers? An Extreme Environment and Molecular Perspective of Black Color Accumulation in the Ornamental and Food Crops

Pollinators are attracted to vibrant flower colors. That is why flower color is the key agent to allow successful fruit set in food or ornamental crops. However, black flower color is the least attractive to pollinators, although a number of plant species produce black flowers. Cyanidin-based anthoc...

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Main Authors: Sagheer Ahmad, Jinliao Chen, Guizhen Chen, Jie Huang, Yuzhen Zhou, Kai Zhao, Siren Lan, Zhongjian Liu, Donghui Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
heat stress
black flower color
anthocyanins
ornamental crops
pollination
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.885176/full

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