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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Gerbera hybrid cultivar
SUBMITTER: Juha Immanen
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-207 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Genome research 20050321 4
Development of composite inflorescences in the plant family Asteraceae has features that cannot be studied in the traditional model plants for flower development. In Gerbera hybrida, inflorescences are composed of morphologically different types of flowers tightly packed into a flower head (capitulum). Individual floral organs such as pappus bristles (sepals) are developmentally specialized, stamens are aborted in marginal flowers, petals and anthers are fused structures, and ovaries are located ...[more]