Analysis on flower pigment components in petals of hybrid offspring of pink-flowered strawberry
In order to analyze the material foundation of flower color in pink-flowered strawberry,the hybrid seedlings with different flower colors from the crosses of Pink Princess x Honeoye,Pretty Beautyx Honeoye and Pink Princess x Pretty Beauty were investigated,including flower color measurement,color reaction and UV-visible spectra analysis.These results showed that the flower colors of hybrid population were widely separated,ranged from white to red,and mainly concentrated in pink.There were anthocyanins and flavones but no carotenoids in petals of pink-flowered strawberry;meanwhile,this research created lots of populations with different flower colors.It laid a foundation for the further separation and identification of the anthocyanin components in pink-flowered strawberry and provided a theoretical basis for clarifying the color formation mechanism of different flower colors in pink-flowered strawberry.