Information on Flower Coloration and Pigmentation in Current Carnation Cultivars for Use in Future Flower-color Breeding

• Published in: Horticulture journal Vol. 90; no. 4; pp. 428 - 449
• Main Authors: Morimoto, Hayato, Ando, Yuka, Sugihara, Hiroaki, Narumi-Kawasaki, Takako, Takamura, Takejiro, Fukai, Seiichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science 01.01.2021; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: anthocyanin; Anthocyanins; Cell size; Chlorophyll; Color; Coloration; Cultivars; Dianthus caryophyllus; Epidermis; flavonoid; flower color phenotype; High performance liquid chromatography; Liquid chromatography; Photopigments; Pigmentation; Pigments; Plant breeding; Shopping; Vacuoles

Current carnation cultivars have a wide range of flower colors, which is one of the important traits for the flower market. Since large numbers of commercial carnation cultivars bearing various flower colors and flower color patterns have been developed over the last few decades, a comprehensive und...