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Agriculture · Q772

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 772

Q772

Colour of roses with Cyanidin anthocyanin is

A.
Orange
B.
Bluish-red
Answer
C.
Brown
D.
Yellow

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Colour of roses with Cyanidin anthocyanin is Bluish-red.
Anthocyanins produce red color in roses. They belong to the family of flavonoids. Cyanidine is a dye belonging to the group of anthocyanidins.
Blue/violet flowers tend to contain delphinidin-based anthocyanins, magenta/red flowers contain predominantly cyanidin-based anthocyanins, and orange/brick red flowers contain pelargonidin-based anthocyanins.