Light quality-regulated anthocyanin biosynthesis in Lilium leichtlinii subsp. maximowiczii bulbs: A multi-omics perspective
Jinxing Xu, Shuai Li, Chen Wang, Bingyan Liu, Qi Wu, Yanli Ma, Xinzhu Dai, Yuanhang Zhou · 2026
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Jinxing Xu and colleagues studied how the colour of light during storage rewrites the chemistry of lily bulbs, work aimed at bulbs sold for their ornamental colour. Bulbs of a spotted lily subspecies kept under white, blue, or red light were profiled for pigments and for the activity of thousands of genes and hundreds of small molecules. Together these built a layered picture of the response.
White and blue light drove a fast build-up of violet-red pigments, multiplying the main pigment family many times over, while red light pushed the bulbs toward yellow-brown instead. The responsible gene chain switched on in sequence, early genes peaking first and late genes rising behind them. Temperature and packaging also nudged the outcome. The authors offer growers and breeders a light recipe for steering bulb colour on the shelf.
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| CREATOR | Jinxing Xu, Shuai Li, Chen Wang, Bingyan Liu, Qi Wu, Yanli Ma, Xinzhu Dai, Yuanhang Zhou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51189 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |