Unraveling the Biochemical Base of Dahlia Flower Coloration

How to colour a flower: on the optical principles of flower coloration.

The coloration of flowers is due to the wavelength-selective absorption by pigments of light backscattered by structures inside the petals. We investigated the optical properties of flowers using (micro)spectrophotometry and anatomical methods. To assess the contribution of different structures to the overall visual signal of flowers, we used an optical model, where a petal is considered as a s...

Seed Transmission of Dahlia mosaic virus in Dahlia pinnata

The Dahlia: An Early History

In 1934 Marshall Howe, of the New York Botanical Garden, compiled a list of Dahlia cultivars containing more than 14,000 names. This number represents an astonishing average of over 100 newly named cultivars during each of the 143 years since 1791, when dahlias were first brought into cultivation in the gardens of Spain following their arrival from Mexico. Today dahlias are among the most famil...

Dahalia Flower Sap a Natural Resource as Indicator in Acidimetry and Alkalimetry

Dahlia pinnata is a species of the genus dahlia, belonging to the family Asteraceae. The present study reported the use of dahlia pinnata flower extract as an acid base indicator in different types of acid base titrations. The equivalence point obtained by the flower extract coincided with the equivalence point obtained by standard indicators. The results obtained by the flower extract matched ...

Extraction of Natural Dyes from African Marigold Flower (tagetes Ereecta L) for Textile Coloration

African marigold [Tagetes erecta L.], a major source of carotenoids and Lutin, is grown as a cut flower and a garden flower, in addition to being grown for its medicinal values. Marigold flowers [Tagetes ], which are yellow to orange red in colour, are a rich source of lutein, a carotenoid pigment. Nowadays, Lutein is becoming an increasingly popular active ingredient used in the Food Industry ...