Everything's coming up roses with scent gene

• Autores: Aviva Rutkin
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3029, 2015, pág. 14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The discovery of a gene largely responsible for the delicate scent of the rose could help restore the fragrance accidentally bred out of varieties cultivated for beauty. In roses used for the cut-flower market, there is rarely a scent, says Sylvie Baudino of the University of Lyon in Saint-Etienne, France. Baudino and her team compared the genomes of two rose varieties: the strong-smelling Papa Meilland and the weakly scented Rouge Meilland.