Petunia's secret: Cracking nature's perfume with key floral scent gene

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Feb 26, 2025, 2:24 pm86 ptsTrending
A study led by Prof. Alexander Vainstein from The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has revealed the crucial role of the PhDEF gene in regulating floral scent production in petunia flowers. This discovery sheds new light on how plants develop key…

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