Left panel, P.axillaris and a transgenic P.axillaris::AN2 differ exclusively in petal color. Right panel, the transgenic plant is more attractive to the bumblebee Bombus terrestris and less so to the hawkmoth Manduca sexta.
We focus on the molecular mechanisms characterising the difference in flower colour between P. axillaris and P. exserta, and how important these mechanisms are for pollinator attraction.
Publication
Hoballah, ME; Gübitz, T; Stuurman, J; Broger, L; Barone, M; Mandel, T; Dell'Olivo, A; Arnold, M; Kuhlemeier, C ; Single Gene–Mediated Shift in Pollinator Attraction in Petunia; Plant Cell 2007 19: 779-790. Mar 2007
