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SUBMITTER: Luo J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6155769 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Luo Jianrang J Shi Qianqian Q Niu Lixin L Zhang Yanlong Y
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20170220 2
Tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews) is an important traditional flower in China. Besides its beautiful flower, the leaf of tree peony has also good ornamental value owing to its leaf color change in spring. So far, the molecular mechanism of leaf color change in tree peony is unclear. In this study, the pigment level and transcriptome of three different color stages of tree peony leaf were analyzed. The purplish red leaf was rich in anthocyanin, while yellowish green leaf was rich in chlor ...[more]