Localized Repression of Two bHLH Genes is Involved in the Formation of White Margins and White Abaxial Surfaces in Carnation Petals by Inducing the Absence of Anthocyanin Synthesis
Abstract:Flower color patterns are attractive traits of floricultural plants. However, the mechanisms underlying these traits remain mostly unknown. Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) and interspecific hybrids thereof exhibit many flower color patterns involving white margins on reddish petals, as observed in the cultivar 'Minerva'. Flowers with white margins also have white abaxial surfaces. We studied the factors regulating the formation of white margins and a white abaxial surface in flowers through analyses of pi… Show more
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