Advances in botanical research. Volume 37 /

• Other Authors: Callow, J. A.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, Ã2002.
• Series: Advances in botanical research ; v. 37.
• Subjects: Anthocyanins.; Leaves > Composition.; Electronic books.

Anthocyanins are the pigments in leaves and fruits that give them their colour; for example, the red colour of strawberries, or red leaves in autumn. Although these pigments are especially prominent in the autumn foliage of deciduous trees and in the growth flushes of tropical rainforest plants, the...