Researchers identify gene in petunias responsible for controlling how much UV light is absorbed
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers has identified the gene in petunia plants that is responsible for controlling how much UV light the flowers of the plant absorb which in turn has an impact on the types of pollinators that are attracted. In their paper published in the journal Nature Genetics, the team describes their genetic study of the plant and why they believe that what they found might help explain how it is that petunias adapt to attract different pollinators.