A bud sport is a lateral shoot, inflorescence or single flower/fruit with a visibly different
phenotype from the rest of the plant. The new phenotype is often caused by a stable somatic …

Purple turnip Brassica rapa ssp. rapa is highly appreciated by consumers but the
metabolites and molecular mechanisms underlying the root skin pigmentation remain open …

Transcriptome sequencing or RNA-Seq is one of the most efficient and cost-effective
methods currently available for gene discovery in non-model organisms. Recent studies …

Flower and fruit colors are important agronomic traits. To date, there is no forward genetic
evidence that the glutathione S‐transferase (GST) gene is responsible for the white flower …

Flavonoids, particularly anthocyanin is the main pigment that determined the red color of
peach flowers, and help the plant to attract pollinators, protect the reproductive organs of …

Background The flower colour of agricultural products is very important for their commercial
value, which is mainly attributed to the accumulation of anthocyanins. Light is one of the key …

The ornamental peach cultivar 'Hongbaihuatao (HBH)'can simultaneously bear pink, red,
and variegated flowers on a single tree. Anthocyanin content in pink flowers is extremely …

Background Flesh color is one of the most important traits for the commercial value of peach
fruit. To unravel the underlying regulatory network in Prunus mira, we performed an …

Background Color patterns in angiosperm flowers are produced by spatially and temporally
restricted deposition of pigments. Identifying the mechanisms responsible for restricted …

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.) is an important ornamental plant in China.
One of the traits of petals color variegation is attractive, but its formation mechanism is …