Plants produce a dizzying array of chemical compounds known as secondary metabolites, which help them flourish under fluctuating environmental conditions. Some of these metabolites defend against ...

In vitro cultured corollas of the white flowering mutant W18 of Petunia hybrida synthesize anthocyanins after administration of a bud extract of the white flowering mutant W19.

An international consortium of researchers has sequenced the two wild parent species of the domesticated petunia. The genomes will be a valuable resource for the many scientists who use the petunia to ...

Petunias come in many different varieties, which makes them popular bedding plants that appear in gardens and terraces during May and June. This variation is found not only in the petunias available ...

Garden petunias, Petunia hybrida, are possibly the world's favourite bedding plants. The genome sequences of the wild relatives, Petunia axillaris and Petunia inflata, whose hybridization created ...

Beautiful tiny flowers are perfect for container gardening and small space landscapes, including plants such as Viola tricolor, Petunia hybrida, and Begonia semperflorens, which offer colorful and ...

Piante luminescenti geneticamente modificate, che presto si potranno comprare al mercato. Dai laboratori di ricerca al commercio di massa, il passo è stato piuttosto breve. Nel 2017, dal celebre MIT ...

1. The production of the stigmatic exudate of Petunia is related to the endoplasmic reticulum. 2. In the cytoplasm the exudate is present in the form of droplets and is transported in this form to the ...

Coloratissime, instancabili e incredibilmente scenografiche: le petunie sono le vere protagoniste dei balconi estivi. Se pensi che siano solo ‘fiori da nonna’, preparati a ricrederti. La Petunia, nota ...