Tag Archives: Petunia

More than the (human) eye can see: the regulation of floral UV absorbance

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Flowering Highlights

Beverley Glover Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK. bjg26@cam.ac.uk Flowers come in many different colours, and those colours can be arranged in a wide variety of patterns. Colour itself arises from a combination of differential … Continue reading →

Posted in flowering | Tagged anthocyanin, Arctotis fastuosa, Beverley Glover, flavonol, MYB transcription factor, Ophrys speculum, Petunia, UV light, UV-abosrbing pigments, UV-reflective, visible spectrum | Leave a comment

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Flowering Highlights

Does a petunia of any other name smell as sweet? Unraveling the complexity of floral scents Amy L. Parachnowitsch Plant Ecology and Evolution, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden 75236. email: amyparachnowitsch@gmail.com As the perfume industry and anyone who … Continue reading →

Link | Posted on January 3, 2013 by Flowering Highlights | Tagged floral scent, floral traits, florivores, herbivores, Petunia, pollinator | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Petunia

More than the (human) eye can see: the regulation of floral UV absorbance

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