Carbon usage in yellow-fleshed Manihot esculenta storage roots shifts from starch biosynthesis to cell wall and raffinose biosynthesis via the myo-inositol pathway
S. Gutschker, D. Ruescher, I. Y. Rabbi, L. Rosado de Souza, B. Pommerrenig, A. van Doorn, A. Schlereth, H. E. Neuhaus, A. R. Fernie, S. Reinert, U. Sonnewald, W. Zierer
This study identifies carbon pathway shifts in cassava storage roots, showing yellow-fleshed varieties direct more carbon to cell wall and raffinose biosynthesis via the myo-inositol pathway.
bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology