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Corolla (plant part)

Known as: Corolla 
The petals collectively; usually the conspicuously colored flower whorl.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Phenotypic selection to increase floral scent emission, but not flower size or colour in bee-pollinated Penstemon digitalis.
Fragrance is a putatively important character in the evolution of flowering plants, but natural selection on scent is rarely… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The Role of Pollinator Shifts in the Floral Diversification of Iochroma (Solanaceae)
Abstract Differences in floral traits among plant species have often been attributed to adaptation to pollinators. We explored… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Expression of Clarkia S-linalool synthase in transgenic petunia plants results in the accumulation of S-linalyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside.
Petunia hybrida W115 was transformed with a Clarkia breweri S-linalool synthase cDNA (lis). Lis was expressed in all tissues… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Symmetry in Flowers: Diversity and Evolution
This article traces research on floral symmetry back to its beginnings. It brings together recent advances from different fields… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The mechanism of delayed selfing in Collinsia verna (Scrophulariaceae).
Collinsia verna, blue-eyed Mary, has floral attributes of an outcrossing species, yet most flowers readily self-pollinate under… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Genetic control of flower shape in Antirrhinum majus.
The asymmetric shape of the Antirrhinum corolla is determined by genes acting differentially along the dorsoventral axis of the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
THE EVOLUTION OF FLORAL LONGEVITY: RESOURCE ALLOCATION TO MAINTENANCE VERSUS CONSTRUCTION OF REPEATED PARTS IN MODULAR ORGANISMS
The component parts of modular organisms often show interspecific variation in their longevity. In plants, the flower is an… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Tagging and Cloning of a Petunia Flower Color Gene with the Maize Transposable Element Activator.
We report here the use of the maize transposable element Activator (Ac) to isolate a dicot gene. Ac was introduced into petunia… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The evolution of flowers with deep corolla tubes
Some plants have evolved flowers of extraordinary depth, a phenomenon which puzzled Darwin1. Darwin suggested that the evolution… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
An anti-sense chalcone synthase gene in transgenic plants inhibits flower pigmentation
In most plants flower pigments derive from the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway. Consistent with this pathway in Petunia hybrida… 
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