Yu, Chunmei http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-854X
Liu, Guoyuan
Qin, Jin
Wan, Xi
Guo, Anfang
Wei, Hui http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9744-0314
Chen, Yanhong http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4426-8151
Lian, Bolin http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3313-0904
Zhong, Fei
Zhang, Jian
Funding for this research was provided by:
Science and Technology Project of Nantong City (MS12020070)
Forestry Science and Technology of Jiangsu Province (Su[2021]TG03)
Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program (BE2018326)
Article History
Received: 25 May 2023
Accepted: 29 January 2024
First Online: 5 March 2024
Declarations
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: Altogether, five <i>L. indica</i> cultivars were used in this research. The ‘NTU-1’ and three other cultivars (flowers with deep purplish pink, purple, and white color) are local cultivars without commercial names. <i>L. indica</i> var Ebony Embers ‘pure white’, a domesticated exotic cultivar was selected by experts from Hunan Academy of Forestry. These germplasms were collected and cultivated in the Botanical Garden of Nantong University and authorized for only scientific research purposes. All the plant collection and field experiments fulfill the demands of “Seed Law of the People’s Republic of China” and “Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Wild Plants (State Council Order No. 204)”.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.