Exploring the Molecular Mechanism underlying the Stable Purple-Red Leaf Phenotype in Lagerstroemiaindica cv. Ebony Embers.

ABSTRACT: Lagerstroemia indica is an important ornamental tree worldwide. The development of cultivars with colorful leaves and increased ornamental value represents one of the current main research topics. We investigated the anthocyanin profiles in two contrasting cultivars for leaf color phenotypes and explored the underlying molecular basis. Both cultivars display purple-red young leaves (Stage 1), and when the leaves mature (Stage 2), they turn green in HD (Lagerstroemia Dynamite) but remain unchanged in ZD (Lagerstroemia Ebony Embers). Seven different anthocyanins were detected, and globally, the leaves of ZD contained higher levels of anthocyanins than those of HD at the two stages with the most pronounced difference observed at Stage 2. Transcriptome sequencing revealed that in contrast to H

SUBMITTER: Qiao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6888693 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature